Full Result 3.40 Brighton | 13 July 2010

IT First Handicap

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (7f211yds) 1m Good

1st £2,590.40 2nd £770.80 3rd £385.20 4th £192.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	6. Fire King 9/4F Neil Callan Andrew Haynes	Neil Callan Andrew Haynes	4	91 p	50	50	58	–
b g Falbrav (IRE) - Dancing Fire (USA) (Dayjur)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, headway to track leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, comfortably (op 3-1 tchd 2-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼	9. Motty's Gift 8/1 Shane Kelly Walter Swinburn	Shane Kelly Walter Swinburn	3	811 v	55	50	58	–
ch g Lucky Story (USA) - Oatcake (Selkirk)
Led, ridden over 2f out, driven entering final furlong, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong (op 15-2 tchd 7-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [4]	4. Inquisitress 9/1 Neil Chalmers John Bridger	Neil Chalmers John Bridger	6	96 6	55	45	54	–
b m Hernando (FR) - Caribbean Star (Soviet Star)
Steadied start, held up in last trio, headway and not much room well over 1f out, switched left and ridden to chase leading pair 1f out, no impression final 100yds (op 14-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 2 [6]	10. Prince Valentine 20/1 Fergus Sweeney Gary Moore	Fergus Sweeney Gary Moore	9	811 p	46	32	40	–
b g My Best Valentine - Affaire De Coeur I (Imperial Fling)
Took keen hold, chased leaders until steadied in midfield halfway, effort under pressure to chase leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 22-1 tchd 18-1)

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [6¾]	1. Musical Script (USA) 15/2 Liam Keniry Mouse Hamilton-Fairley	Liam Keniry Mouse Hamilton-Fairley	7	911 b	60	44	52	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Cyrillic (USA) (Irish River)
Steadied start, held up in rear, switched left and effort in centre over 1f out, no progress and kept on same pace final furlong (op 9-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [7¼]	7. Clearing House 25/1 Lewis Walsh ⁷ John Ryan	Lewis Walsh ⁷ John Ryan	5	86	48	31	39	–
ch g Zamindar (USA) - Easy Option (IRE) (Prince Sabo)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders (tchd 22-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [9]	8. Eywa 7/2 Jim Crowley William Jarvis	Jim Crowley William Jarvis	3	812	56	33	41	–
ch f Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Engulfed (USA) (Gulch)
Took keen hold, chased leaders until weakened quickly under pressure just over 1f out, well beaten final furlong (op 3-1 tchd 4-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [10¼]	11. Easy Wonder (GER) 18/1 Sophie Doyle ⁵ Ian Wood	Sophie Doyle ⁵ Ian Wood	5	86 1	46	22	30	–
b m Royal Dragon (USA) - Emy Coasting (USA) (El Gran Senor)
In touch in midfield, ridden and unble to quicken entering final 3f, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 4½ [14¾]	2. Foreign Investment (IRE) 14/1 Andrew Heffernan ³ David Evans	Andrew Heffernan ³ David Evans	4	98 v	60	25	34	–
ch f Desert Prince (IRE) - Muneera (USA) (Green Dancer)
Short of room start, held up in rear, switched left and ridden well over 1f out, soon hung left under pressure and well beaten 1f out (op 12-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ nk [15]	5. King's Approach (IRE) 14/1 Luke Morris Ronald Harris	Luke Morris Ronald Harris	3	92 p	60	22	31	–
gr g Fasliyev (USA) - Lady Georgina (Linamix)
Pulled hard, soon chasing leader until over 1f out, soon weakened, well beaten and eased inside final furlong (tchd 12-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:41:00 Winning time: 1m 36.45s (slow by 5.15s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Mujdy (vet's certificate), My Flame (withdrawn; spread plate at start), Swirl Tango (vet's certificate)
Rule 4: My Flame was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 18/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: Dr J M Leigh, T Suttle & S Wicks (Fire King) 1st breeder: Dr J M Leigh
2nd owner: Mrs A Motson (Motty's Gift)
3rd owner: C Marshall T Wallace J J Bridger (Inquisitress)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.20 £4 £4 Ex: £20.90 CSF: £20.07 Tricast: £136.50 Trifecta: £40 Pool: £368.68 - 6.81 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 30 (36%) M [6-9] 47 (22%) H [10-12] 73 (42%)

3:40 Brighton 13 Jul 2010

IT First Handicap