Full Result 3.15 Thirsk | 3 September 2005

Hambleton Cup (Handicap)

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m4f8yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £8,772.40 2nd £2,699.20 3rd £1,349.60 4th £674.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	2. Sporting Gesture 10/1 Paul Mulrennan ³ Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan ³ Michael Easterby	8	94	80	59	89	–
ch g Safawan - Polly Packer (Reform)
Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, effort 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, rider dropped whip inside final furlong, kept on (op 11-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ ¾	3. Dune Raider (USA) 3/1 Andrew Mullen ⁵ Kevin Ryan	Andrew Mullen ⁵ Kevin Ryan	4	811	75	53	83	–
b g Kingmambo (USA) - Glowing Honor (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Always close up, ridden to lead 2f out, driven and headed 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong (op 5-2)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [2¾]	5. Tomasino 6/1 Dean McKeown Keith Reveley	Dean McKeown Keith Reveley	7	812 t	71	45	76	–
br g Celtic Swing - Bustinetta (Bustino)
Always prominent, effort 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong

4⁽²⁾ 1 [3¾]	4. Torrid Kentavr (USA) 16/1 Tom Eaves Brian Ellison	Tom Eaves Brian Ellison	8	90	73	46	76	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - Torrid Tango (USA) (Green Dancer)
Held up and behind, headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on entering final furlong, nearest finish (op 11-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [5]	9. Villarrica (USA) 8/1 Nicky Mackay Sir Michael Stoute	Nicky Mackay Sir Michael Stoute	3	85 v¹	73	44	74	–
ch f Selkirk (USA) - Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)
Soon led, ridden along 3f out, headed 2f out, soon driven and gradually weakened (op 17-2)

6⁽¹⁾ 1½ [6½]	7. Mceldowney 11/4F Greg Fairley ⁷ Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley ⁷ Mark Johnston	3	80	75	43	74	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Ayodhya (IRE) (Astronef)
Tracked leaders, pushed along on inner halfway, ridden over 3f out and soon weakened (tchd 3-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [8]	8. Night Sight (USA) 12/1 Paul Eddery Mrs S Lamyman	Paul Eddery Mrs S Lamyman	8	87 2 p	66	32	62	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - El Hamo (USA) (Search For Gold)
Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, effort 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out (tchd 11-1)

8⁽³⁾ ¾ [8¾]	10. Bowled Out (GER) 33/1 Donna Aspell ⁷ Philip McBride	Donna Aspell ⁷ Philip McBride	3	78 3 1 b¹	69	34	64	–
b f Dansili - Braissim (Dancing Brave)
Held up, headway on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out (tchd 40-1)

9⁽⁸⁾ 2½ [11¼]	1. Kentucky Blue (IRE) 50/1 Graham Gibbons Tim Easterby	Graham Gibbons Tim Easterby	5	97	80	40	71	–
b g Revoque (IRE) - Delta Town (USA) (Sanglamore)
Chased leaders, ridden along well over 2f out, gradually weakened from well over 1f out

10⁽¹⁰⁾ dist [41¼]	6. Apsara 18/1 Daniel Tudhope ³ George Moore	Daniel Tudhope ³ George Moore	4	85	67	–	–	–
br f Groom Dancer (USA) - Ayodhya (IRE) (Astronef)
Always in rear, ridden along and lost touch over 4f out, behind final 3f (vet said filly was distressed ) (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 2m 34.70s (slow by 3.40s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Steve Hull (Sporting Gesture) 1st breeder: C C Bromley And Son
2nd owner: Tariq Al Nisf (Dune Raider)
3rd owner: P D Savill (Tomasino)
Tote win: £13 PL: £3 £1.40 £2 Ex: £48.40 CSF: £37.14 Tricast: £183.99
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 36 (32%) M [4-7] 75 (53%) H [8-10] 39 (15%)

3:15 Thirsk 3 Sep 2005

Hambleton Cup (Handicap)