Full Result 4.15 Thirsk | 6 May 2006

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(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 7f Firm

1st £8,096.25 2nd £2,408.75 3rd £1,203.75 4th £601.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Malcheek (IRE) 5/4F David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	4	99	80	71	88	–
br c Lend A Hand - Russland (GER) (Surumu)
Tracked leading pair, headway to chase leader 3f out, led well over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong and kept on (tchd 11-8)

2⁽⁸⁾ nk	1. Gallantry 20/1 Fergal Lynch D W Barker	Fergal Lynch D W Barker	4	100	85	75	92	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Gay Gallanta (USA) (Woodman)
Slowly into stride and behind, steady headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on well final furlong (op 16-1)

3⁽¹⁾ nk [½]	2. Bobski (IRE) 9/2 Derek Nolan ⁵ G A Huffer	Derek Nolan ⁵ G A Huffer	4	96	82	72	88	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Vivid Impression (Cure The Blues)
Slowly into stride, soon in midfield, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, kept on under pressure (op 11-2 tchd 13-2)

4⁽²⁾ 2½ [3]	7. Danzig River (IRE) 11/1 Silvestre De Sousa ³ David Nicholls	Silvestre De Sousa ³ David Nicholls	5	94	78	61	77	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Sahara Breeze (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Led, ridden along over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, driven and kept on same pace entering final furlong (tchd 12-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	8. Zarabad (IRE) 20/1 Pat Cosgrave K R Burke	Pat Cosgrave K R Burke	4	96	77	57	73	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Zarannda (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Chased leaders on inner, ridden along well over 2f out, gradually weakened

6⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [5¾]	12. Dark Charm (FR) 20/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	7	92	73	49	65	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Wardara (Sharpo)
Prominent, ridden along 3f out, gradually weakened final 2f (op 16-1)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [6¼]	11. Trojan Flight 11/1 Paul Quinn D W Chapman	Paul Quinn D W Chapman	5	93	74	49	65	–
ch g Hector Protector (USA) - Fairywings (Kris)
Steadied start, held up and behind, headway on inner 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 10-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ shd [6¼]	9. Go Solo 20/1 Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	5	96	77	52	68	–
b g Primo Dominie - Taza (Persian Bold)
Held up, effort and some headway over 2f out, soon edged left and beaten (jockey said gelding hung left in straight) (op 25-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [6½]	10. Apex 40/1 Paul Mulrennan ³ Nigel Tinkler	Paul Mulrennan ³ Nigel Tinkler	5	91	75	49	65	–
ch g Efisio - Royal Loft (Homing)
Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, soon weakened (op 33-1)

10⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	13. Tough Love 9/1 Willie Supple Tim Easterby	Willie Supple Tim Easterby	7	91	72	41	57	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Food Of Love (Music Boy)
Midfield, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

11⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [10¾]	3. Hits Only Heaven (IRE) 8/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	4	910 e/s	81	44	59	–
ch g Bold Fact (USA) - Algonquin Park (High Line)
Always towards rear (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the firm ground)

11 ran Off time: 4:17:00 Winning time: 1m 24.46s (slow by 0.36s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Dakota Rain (unsuitable ground), Titinius (unsuitable ground), Top Dirham (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs Susie Dicker (Malcheek) 1st breeder: Carrigbeg Stud
2nd owner: The Circle Bloodstock I Limited (Gallantry)
3rd owner: Robert Thomson (Bobski)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.50 £4.60 £1.60 Ex: £35.60 CSF: £37.33 Tricast: £99.92
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 88 (62%) M [5-8] 52 (17%) H [9-14] 10 (21%)

4:15 Thirsk 6 May 2006

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