Full Result 6.45 Thirsk | 4 June 2001

Pickhill Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 5f Firm

1st £4,426.50 2nd £1,362 3rd £681 4th £340.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Sharp Hat 8/1 Darryll Holland D W Chapman	Darryll Holland D W Chapman	7	96	69	75	81	–
b g Shavian - Madam Trilby (Grundy)
Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, all out (op 7-1)

2⁽³⁾ nk	10. Anthony Mon Amour (USA) 5/1 John Carroll David Nicholls	John Carroll David Nicholls	6	89 t	58	64	69	–
b g Nicholas (USA) - Reine De La Ciel (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Close up, led approaching final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, no extra (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [½]	3. Absent Friends 13/8F Michael Hills John Balding	Michael Hills John Balding	4	98 6	71	77	81	–
b g Rock City (IRE) - Green Supreme (Primo Dominie)
Dwelt, held up, not clear run over 1f out, ran on final furlong (op 7-4 tchd 2-1 in places and 6-4)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [2]	6. Nifty Major 14/1 Ted Durcan Alan Berry	Ted Durcan Alan Berry	4	94	67	67	71	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Nifty Fifty II (IRE) (Runnett)
Held up in rear, effort when not clear run 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong (op 16-1)

5⁽²⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	2. Euro Venture 20/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	6	99	72	65	69	–
b g Prince Sabo - Brave Advance (USA) (Bold Laddie)
Soon towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

6⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [5]	5. Half Moon Bay 14/1 Dean Mernagh David Barron	Dean Mernagh David Barron	4	95	68	56	60	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Tarnside Rosal (Mummy's Game)
Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

7⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [5½]	7. Whizz Kid 10/1 K Dalgleish ³ Milton Bradley	K Dalgleish ³ Milton Bradley	7	812	64	50	54	–
b m Puissance - Panienka (POL) (Dom Racine)
Soon chasing leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 9-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [7¼]	8. Needwood Trooper 50/1 Jason Edmunds John Balding	Jason Edmunds John Balding	4	813	62	41	45	–
br g Puissance - Blueit (FR) (Bold Lad)
Held up, effort when not clear run 1f out, no chance after

9⁽⁵⁾ hd [7½]	1. Speedy James (IRE) 12/1 Ollie Pears David Nicholls	Ollie Pears David Nicholls	5	910	73	52	55	–
ch g Fayruz - Haraabah (USA) (Topsider)
Soon behind, not clear run 1f out, never dangerous (tchd 14-1 in places)

10⁽⁸⁾ hd [7¾]	11. Swynford Dream 14/1 Gary Bardwell J Hetherton	Gary Bardwell J Hetherton	8	712	47	25	28	–
b g Statoblest (IRE) - Qualitair Dream (Dreams To Reality I)
Led until headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened (op 12-1)

11⁽¹⁾ ¾ [8½]	9. Miss FitI (IRE) 7/1 Kevin Darley Geraldine Rees	Kevin Darley Geraldine Rees	5	89 t	58	33	36	–
b m Hamas (IRE) - Soucaro (Rusticaro)
Midfield until weakened approaching final furlong (op 8-1)

11 ran Off time: 6:48:00 Winning time: 57.30s (slow by 1.00s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Miss N F Thesiger (Sharp Hat) 1st breeder: Littleton Stud
2nd owner: Tony Fawcett (Anthony Mon Amour)
3rd owner: Mrs Jo Hardy (Absent Friends)
Tote win: £9.50 PL: £2.30 £1.60 £1.50 Ex: £39.40 CSF: £45.14 Tricast: £91.72
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 60 (33%) M [5-7] 44 (17%) H [8-11] 46 (50%)

6:45 Thirsk 4 Jun 2001

Pickhill Handicap Class D