Full Result 3.30 Brighton | 7 July 2008

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(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo+) (1m1f207yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £2,137.08 2nd £635.91 3rd £317.79 4th £158.73

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Ornella 5/2 Travis Block ³ Hughie Morrison	Travis Block ³ Hughie Morrison	4	911	65	59	74	–
b f Medicean - Paradise Soul (USA) (Dynaformer)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, headway to lead over 3f out, joined by runner-up final 2f, battled on gamely under pressure to hold on narrowly (op 11-4 tchd 10-3)

2⁽³⁾ nk	9. Pretty Officer (USA) 9/1 Jimmy Quinn Rae Guest	Jimmy Quinn Rae Guest	3	713	47	41	55	–
b f Deputy Commander (USA) - La Samanna (USA) (Trempolino)
Chased leaders, ridden to join leader inside final 2f, sustained challenge under pressure, kept on gamely, narrowly held (tchd 11-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ 7 [7¼]	2. Laish Ya Hajar (IRE) 7/4F Dane O'Neill Paul Webber	Dane O'Neill Paul Webber	4	912	63	43	58	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Ya Hajar (Lycius)
Prominent, hard ridden and edged left from 2f out, not pace of first 2 (op 9-4 tchd 6-4)

4⁽²⁾ 2½ [9¾]	5. The Iron Giant (IRE) 14/1 Alan Daly Dr Jeremy Naylor	Alan Daly Dr Jeremy Naylor	6	811 b	48	23	38	–
b g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Shalimar (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Steadied start, held up in rear, headway 4f out, went fair 5th 3f out, no impression final 2f (op 10-1 tchd 8-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 1 [10¾]	4. Spent 9/1 Seb Sanders Mouse Hamilton-Fairley	Seb Sanders Mouse Hamilton-Fairley	3	813	61	34	49	–
b g Averti (IRE) - Top (Shirley Heights)
Held up in rear of midfield, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, hard ridden and edged left, soon outpaced (op 10-1 tchd 17-2)

6⁽⁵⁾ 17 [27¾]	8. Halsion Challenge 20/1 Liam Keniry John Best	Liam Keniry John Best	3	87	55	–	11	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Zaynah (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Always towards rear, ridden and no danger final 3f (op 9-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 6 [33¾]	6. Threestoneburn (USA) 12/1 Eddie Ahern Jim Boyle	Eddie Ahern Jim Boyle	3	810	58	–	3	–
b f Johannesburg (USA) - White Bridle (IRE) (Singspiel)
Prominent, ridden and lost place over 4f out, soon struggling in rear (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 7 [40¾]	7. Drombeg Pride (IRE) 66/1 Paul Doe Gerry Enright	Paul Doe Gerry Enright	4	89 1	46	–	–	–
b g High Account (USA) - Proserpina (Most Welcome)
Mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out, soon behind (op 50-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 17 [57¾]	3. General Knowledge (USA) 12/1 Paul Eddery Gavin Blake	Paul Eddery Gavin Blake	5	911 b¹	62	–	–	–
ch g Diesis - Reams Of Verse (USA) (Nureyev)
Led, soon 7 lengths clear, headed and weakened rapidly over 3f out, soon behind (op 11-1 tchd 14-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:32:00 Winning time: 2m 5.95s (slow by 8.65s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mrs M D Low (Ornella) 1st breeder: Hollington Stud
2nd owner: ROA Racing Partnership VIII (Pretty Officer)
3rd owner: The Auctionair Racing Partnership (Laish Ya Hajar)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.20 £2.40 £1.30 Ex: £32.70 CSF: £24.83 Tricast: £47.45 Trifecta: £111.30 Pool: £435.01, 2.89 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 53 (22%) M [4-6] 40 (37%) H [7-9] 57 (41%)

3:30 Brighton 7 Jul 2008

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