Full Result 4.25 Thirsk | 1 May 2004

Hygicare Thirsk Hunt Cup (Handicap) Class C

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

1st £12,818 2nd £3,944 3rd £1,972 4th £986

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁸⁾	1. Blue Spinnaker (IRE) 11/1 Paul Mulrennan ⁵ Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan ⁵ Michael Easterby	5	95	90	87	106	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Suedoise (Kris)
Held up, good headway 3f out, driven to lead over 1f out, stayed on well (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

2⁽⁵⁾ 2½	9. Vicious Warrior 20/1 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	5	93	83	72	93	–
b g Elmaamul (USA) - Ling Lane (Slip Anchor)
Chased leaders, led 2f out, soon headed, stayed on, no impression on winner final furlong

3⁽⁶⁾ 2 [4½]	12. Cat's Whiskers 5/1F Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	5	91	81	65	86	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Haut Volee (Top Ville)
Tracked leaders, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [6]	17. Cherished Number 14/1 Ian Mongan Ian Semple	Ian Mongan Ian Semple	5	813	79	59	81	–
b g King's Signet (USA) - Pretty Average (Skyliner)
Midfield, headway 3f out, chance and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 12-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [6½]	4. Chappel Cresent (IRE) 9/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	4	97	87	66	88	–
ch c College Chapel - Inshad (Indian King)
Led until headed 2f out, no extra (op 8-1)

6⁽¹⁶⁾ 1 [7½]	5. Cripsey Brook 20/1 Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	Kim Tinkler Don Enrico Incisa	6	96	86	62	85	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Duwon (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never near to challenge

7⁽⁷⁾ hd [7¾]	11. Uhoomagoo 10/1 Paul Fessey Kevin Ryan	Paul Fessey Kevin Ryan	6	92 b	82	58	80	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Point Of Law (Law Society)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 3f out, chasing leaders and ridden over 1f out, no further progress (op 8-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 4 [11¾]	13. Sea Storm (IRE) 33/1 Tom Queally ³ D R MacLeod	Tom Queally ³ D R MacLeod	6	812 p	81	47	70	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Prime Interest (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Close up, ridden 3f out, faded final 2f

9⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [13]	18. Mister Arjay (USA) 25/1 Tom Eaves ⁵ Brian Ellison	Tom Eaves ⁵ Brian Ellison	4	87	78	41	64	–
b c Mister Baileys - Crystal Stepper (USA) (Fred Astaire)
Midfield, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

10⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [13¾]	6. Queens Rhapsody 10/1 Nicky Mackay ³ Alan Bailey	Nicky Mackay ³ Alan Bailey	4	92	85	46	69	–
gr g Baryshnikov (AUS) - Digamist Girl (IRE) (Digamist)
Midfield, driven along 3f out, no headway

11⁽¹¹⁾ nk [14]	16. Atlantic Ace 16/1 Fergal Lynch Bryan Smart	Fergal Lynch Bryan Smart	7	90	80	40	64	–
b g First Trump - Risalah (Marju)
Started slowly, behind, headway under pressure into midfield 2f out, no further progress (jockey said gelding lost its action) (tchd 20-1 in places)

12⁽²⁾ hd [14¼]	8. Tedstale (USA) 10/1 Jimmy Quinn Tim Easterby	Jimmy Quinn Tim Easterby	6	94	84	44	67	–
ch g Irish River (FR) - Carefree Kate (USA) (Lyphard)
In touch, ridden 3f out, faded final 2f (tchd 12-1)

13⁽³⁾ 1¾ [16]	7. Mystic Man (FR) 9/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	6	95	85	40	64	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Shawanni (Shareef Dancer)
Midfield when not clear run halfway, ridden 3f out, soon beaten (op 8-1)

14⁽¹³⁾ hd [16¼]	3. Penny Cross 20/1 Micky Fenton James Given	Micky Fenton James Given	4	98	88	43	67	–
b f Efisio - Addaya (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders until weakened 2f out (tchd 25-1)

15⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [18]	14. Takes Tutu (USA) 11/1 Darren Williams K R Burke	Darren Williams K R Burke	5	90 v	80	30	55	–
b g Afternoon Deelites (USA) - Lady Affirmed (USA) (Affirmed)
Towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon beaten (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

16⁽¹⁵⁾ hd [18]	2. Tough Love 8/1 David Allan ³ Tim Easterby	David Allan ³ Tim Easterby	5	95	88	38	62	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Food Of Love (Music Boy)
Towards rear most of way (op 10-1)

17⁽⁹⁾ 3 [21]	10. Gem Bien (USA) 50/1 Paul Hanagan Andy Turnell	Paul Hanagan Andy Turnell	6	92	82	24	49	–
b g Bien Bien (USA) - Eastern Gem (USA) (Jade Hunter)
Midfield until weakened 2f out

17 ran Off time: 4:26:00 Winning time: 1m 42.27s (slow by 5.57s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Huxley I (vet's certificate)
1st owner: G Sparkes G Hart S Curtis & T Dewhirst (Blue Spinnaker) 1st breeder: M3 Elevage And Haras D'Etreham
2nd owner: Alan Crossan (Vicious Warrior)
3rd owner: The Four Legged Friends (Cat's Whiskers)
Tote win: £17.40 PL: £5.20 £7.80 £1.60 Ex: £1,801.10 CSF: £227.71 Tricast: £1,299.24
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 53 (44%) M [7-11] 46 (28%) H [12-18] 51 (28%)

4:25 Thirsk 1 May 2004

Hygicare Thirsk Hunt Cup (Handicap) Class C