Full Result 4.00 Thirsk | 3 May 2003

Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Good

1st £14,755 2nd £4,540 3rd £2,270 4th £1,135

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Hallion (IRE) 16/1 Willie Ryan James Given	Willie Ryan James Given	4	93	84	79	96	–
b g Halling (USA) - Elisa War (Warning)
Made virtually all, held on well under pressure final furlong (tchd 20-1)

2⁽²⁾ ½	9. Cat's Whiskers 11/2 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	4	93	84	77	95	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Haut Volee (Top Ville)
Always prominent, challenged over 1f out, no extra under pressure inside final furlong (tchd 7-1)

3⁽¹⁸⁾ 1½ [2]	13. Tough Love 7/1 Robert Winston Tim Easterby	Robert Winston Tim Easterby	4	812	79	67	87	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Food Of Love (Music Boy)
Held up, effort when not clear run 2f out, good headway approaching final furlong, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, never able to challenge (op 8-1 tchd 6-1 on the rails)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [2½]	10. Tedstale (USA) 4/1F David Allan ⁵ Tim Easterby	David Allan ⁵ Tim Easterby	5	811	83	69	90	–
ch g Irish River (FR) - Carefree Kate (USA) (Lyphard)
Slowly into stride, soon in midfield, driven along over 2f out, stayed on final furlong (tchd 9-2 in places)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [2½]	16. Cherished Number 33/1 Derek McGaffin ³ Ian Semple	Derek McGaffin ³ Ian Semple	4	86	76	62	82	–
b g King's Signet (USA) - Pretty Average (Skyliner I)
In touch, effort over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong (tchd 50-1 in places)

6⁽¹²⁾ hd [2¾]	2. Sahaat 9/2 Graham Gibbons Jamie Osborne	Graham Gibbons Jamie Osborne	5	911	92	78	98	–
bb g Machiavellian (USA) - Tawaaded (IRE) (Nashwan)
Midfield, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [3¼]	4. Scotty's Future (IRE) 20/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	5	98	89	73	94	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Persian Empress (IRE) (Persian Bold)
In rear, effort 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on from over 1f out (op 16-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [3½]	6. Sawwaah (IRE) 16/1 Clare Roche ⁵ David Nicholls	Clare Roche ⁵ David Nicholls	6	813 6	85	69	89	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Just A Mirage (Green Desert)
In rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong (tchd 20-1 in places)

9⁽⁴⁾ nk [4]	12. Tony Tie 12/1 Tony Culhane Jim Goldie	Tony Culhane Jim Goldie	7	813	80	64	84	–
b g Ardkinglass - Queen Of The Quorn (Governor General)
Chased leaders, driven along 2f out, faded (op 9-1)

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [5]	11. Sarraaf (IRE) 20/1 Joe Fanning Ian Semple	Joe Fanning Ian Semple	7	813	80	61	81	–
ch g Perugino (USA) - Blue Vista (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong (op 16-1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 5 [10]	18. Jedeydd 20/1 Tony Hamilton ⁵ Michael Dods	Tony Hamilton ⁵ Michael Dods	6	82	74	40	64	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Bilad (USA) (Riverman)
Soon in rear, some late headway, never dangerous (tchd 25-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ shd [10]	3. Atlantic Ace 11/1 Michael Tebbutt Bryan Smart	Michael Tebbutt Bryan Smart	6	911	92	58	82	–
b g First Trump - Risalah (Marju)
Hampered after 1f, soon in rear, some late headway, never dangerous (op 12-1)

13⁽¹⁷⁾ 5 [15]	14. Yakimov (USA) 8/1 Paul Hanagan Paul Cole	Paul Hanagan Paul Cole	4	812	79	30	58	–
ch g Affirmed (USA) - Ballet Troupe (USA) (Nureyev)
Midfield, driven along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 9-1 in places)

14⁽¹³⁾ ½ [15½]	17. Creskeld (IRE) 16/1 Fergal Lynch Bryan Smart	Fergal Lynch Bryan Smart	4	88	75	24	53	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Pizzazz I (Unfuwain)
Towards rear, headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

15⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [16¼]	1. Inchdura 25/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	5	100	95	42	71	–
ch g Inchinor - Sunshine CoastI (Posse I)
Midfield, ridden over 3f out, soon towards rear (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

16⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [17]	15. Graft 33/1 Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	Terry Lucas Michael Easterby	4	810	77	22	52	–
b g Entrepreneur - Mariakova (USA) (The Minstrel)
Prominent until weakened over 2f out (tchd 40-1 in places)

17⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [18¼]	5. Hills Of Gold I 50/1 Paul Mulrennan ⁵ Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan ⁵ Michael Easterby	4	91	87	28	59	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Valley Of Gold (FR) (Shirley Heights)
In touch until weakened 3f out (tchd 66-1 in places)

17 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 1m 40.14s (slow by 3.24s) Total SP: 137%
Non-runners: Ho Leng (vet's certificate)
1st owner: M J Dawson (Hallion) 1st breeder: John Yarr
2nd owner: The Four Legged Friends (Cat's Whiskers)
3rd owner: The Gordon Partnership (Tough Love)
Tote win: £53.90 PL: £10.20 £2.20 £2.50 Ex: £453.60 CSF: £104.79 Tricast: £730.08
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 60 (45%) M [7-11] 50 (14%) H [12-18] 40 (41%)

4:00 Thirsk 3 May 2003

Thirsk Hunt Cup Handicap Class C