Full Result 4.15 Thirsk | 19 May 2007

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(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) 6f Good

1st £7,772.40 2nd £2,312.40 3rd £1,155.60 4th £577.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	4. My Gacho (IRE) 8/1 Phillip Makin David Barron	Phillip Makin David Barron	5	811 b	83	72	88	–
b g Shinko Forest (IRE) - Floralia (Auction Ring)
Tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon driven and held on well

2⁽⁶⁾ hd	1. Bahamian Pirate (USA) 5/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	12	97	93	81	97	–
ch g Housebuster (USA) - Shining Through I (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Held up, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on to challenge entering final furlong, every chance until not quicken near finish (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [nk]	15. Lake Chini (IRE) 28/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	5	84 1 b	76	64	80	–
b g Raise A Grand (IRE) - Where's The Money (Lochnager)
Led 2f, close up, ridden to lead again well over 1f out, driven and headed entering final furlong, every chance until not quicken towards finish

4⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [½]	13. Steel Blue 11/2 Paul Mulrennan Richard Whitaker	Paul Mulrennan Richard Whitaker	7	86	78	66	81	–
b g Atraf - Something Blue (Petong)
Close up on stands' rail, effort 2f out and every chance until ridden and not quicken inside final furlong (op 7-1)

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [1¼]	2. High Curragh 11/2 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	4	93	89	74	90	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Pretty Poppy (Song)
Tracked leaders, effort and not clear run over 1f out and again inside final furlong kept on (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

6⁽⁴⁾ shd [1¼]	10. Blue Tomato I 14/1 Kevin Ghunowa ⁵ Milton Bradley	Kevin Ghunowa ⁵ Milton Bradley	6	83	80	65	81	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Ocean Grove (IRE) (Fairy King)
Chased leaders, ridden along well over 1f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong (op 12-1)

7⁽¹²⁾ shd [1¼]	14. Danzig River (IRE) 14/1 Mrs Adele Mulrennan ⁷ David Nicholls	Mrs Adele Mulrennan ⁷ David Nicholls	6	711	76	61	77	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Sahara Breeze (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched wide outside and ridden, kept on well final furlong (op 16-1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [1¾]	3. Curtail (IRE) 15/2 Tom Eaves Ian Semple	Tom Eaves Ian Semple	4	813	85	69	85	–
b g Namid - Nipitinthebud (USA) (Night Shift)
Tracked leaders on stands' rail, effort when not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 6-1 in a place)

9⁽⁹⁾ 2 [3¾]	8. Pieter Brueghel (USA) 11/1 Joe Fanning David Nicholls	Joe Fanning David Nicholls	8	810	82	60	76	–
b g Citidancer (USA) - Smart Tally (USA) (Smarten)
Close up, led after 2f, ridden along 2f out, soon driven and headed well over 1f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong (op 8-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. Bajan Parkes 25/1 David Allan Eric Alston	David Allan Eric Alston	4	810	82	58	74	–
bb g Zafonic (USA) - My Melody Parkes (Teenoso)
In midfield, ridden along over 2f out and soon beaten

11⁽¹⁵⁾ 1½ [5¾]	11. Stonecrabstomorrow (IRE) 9/2F Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	4	88	80	52	68	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Tordasia (IRE) (Dr Devious)
Always towards rear (op 7-1)

12⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [7]	9. Guest Connections 25/1 Silvestre De Sousa David Nicholls	Silvestre De Sousa David Nicholls	4	810	82	50	66	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Llyn Gwynant (Persian Bold)
Always in rear

13⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [7¾]	12. Mafaheem 18/1 William Buick ⁵ Simon Dow	William Buick ⁵ Simon Dow	5	83	80	46	62	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Legend Of Aragon (Aragon)
Always in rear (op 20-1 tchd 16-1)

13 ran Off time: 4:16:00 Winning time: 1m 11.08s (slow by 1.68s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Bel Cantor (doubly declared), Commando Scott (vet's certificate), Kenmore (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Grant Mercer (My Gacho) 1st breeder: Mount Coote Stud
2nd owner: Lucayan Stud and G G N Bloodstock (Bahamian Pirate)
3rd owner: Mrs Jean Turpin (Lake Chini)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £1.90 £2.60 £11.40 Ex: £51 CSF: £49.66 Tricast: £1,138.59
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 61 (29%) M [6-12] 59 (32%) H [13-16] 30 (39%)

4:15 Thirsk 19 May 2007

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