Full Result 7.45 Thirsk | 3 July 2007

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(Class 6) (0-55, 3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Soft

1st £2,047.50 2nd £604.50 3rd £302.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	8. Top Dirham 6/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	9	94	53	28	59	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Miller's Melody (Chief Singer)
Tracked leaders, led on bit 2f out, shaken up and quickened 1f out, just held on (tchd 13-2)

2⁽¹³⁾ hd	17. Apache Point (IRE) 10/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	10	92	51	25	55	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Ausherra (USA) (Diesis)
Mid-division, headway 3f out, challenged over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong (op 12-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ nk [½]	16. Emperor's Well 7/1 Nicky Lawes ⁷ Michael Easterby	Nicky Lawes ⁷ Michael Easterby	8	89 b	51	25	57	–
ch g First Trump - Catherines Well I (Junius)
With leaders, not much room and dropped back over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong (tchd 15-2)

4⁽¹²⁾ shd [½]	14. Zhitomir 8/1 Tom Eaves Michael Dods	Tom Eaves Michael Dods	9	93	52	25	55	–
ch g Lion Cavern (USA) - Treasure Trove I (USA) (The Minstrel)
Held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong (op 12-1)

5⁽¹⁾ shd [¾]	4. Volaticus (IRE) 13/2 Silvestre De Sousa Alan Brown	Silvestre De Sousa Alan Brown	6	96	55	28	58	–
b g Desert Story (IRE) - Haysel (IRE) (Petorius)
Slowly into stride, soon prominent, stayed on well final furlong (op 8-1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [2½]	12. Coalite (IRE) 20/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Alan Brown	Daragh O'Donohoe Alan Brown	4	93 p	52	21	51	–
b g Second Empire (IRE) - Municipal Girl (IRE) (Mac's Imp)
Took keen hold in rear, effort on outer over 2f out, kept on final furlong (tchd 18-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [4½]	15. Methusaleh (IRE) 12/1 Dean McKeown Derek Shaw	Dean McKeown Derek Shaw	4	93	52	16	46	–
b g Mutamam - Madamaa (IRE) (Alzao)
Behind, stayed on final 2f, never near leaders

8⁽¹¹⁾ nk [4¾]	13. Nevinstown (IRE) 12/1 Tony Hamilton Chris Grant	Tony Hamilton Chris Grant	7	93	52	15	46	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Moon Tango (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Soon prominent, one pace final 2f (op 10-1)

9⁽¹⁶⁾ 3½ [8¼]	10. Guadaloup 9/1 Dean Mernagh Mel Brittain	Dean Mernagh Mel Brittain	5	94 6	53	7	38	–
ch m Loup Sauvage (USA) - Rash (Pursuit Of Love)
In rear, some headway on outer over 2f out, never on terms (jockey said mare ran flat) (op 8-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 3 [11¼]	9. Machinate (USA) 5/1F Jamie Spencer Mark Brisbourne	Jamie Spencer Mark Brisbourne	5	94	53	–	32	–
bb g Machiavellian (USA) - Dancing Sea (USA) (Storm Cat)
Held up towards rear, effort and hung right over 2f out, never near leaders, eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right) (op 9-2)

11⁽³⁾ 42 [53¼]	6. Red Contact (USA) 20/1 Michael Stainton ⁵ A Dickman	Michael Stainton ⁵ A Dickman	6	90 p	54	–	–	–
b g Sahm (USA) - Basma (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Led until 3f out, soon lost place, virtually pulled up final furlong, tailed off

12⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [55]	5. Pianoforte (USA) 10/1 Kevin Darley Eric Alston	Kevin Darley Eric Alston	5	96	55	–	–	–
b g Grand Slam (USA) - Far Too Loud (CAN) (No Louder)
Soon with leaders, led 3f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened, virtually pulled up, tailed off (tchd 9-1)

12 ran Off time: 7:45:00 Winning time: 1m 45.91s (slow by 9.21s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Bond Diamond (unsuitable ground), Borodinsky (travel problems), Contemplation (unsuitable ground), Dazzler Mac (unsuitable ground), Roman History (unsuitable ground), Ya Late Maite (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Steve Hull (Top Dirham) 1st breeder: Whitsbury Manor Stud
2nd owner: Bull Boys Syndicate I (Apache Point)
3rd owner: M W Easterby (Emperor's Well)
Tote win: £8.70 PL: £2.50 £2.40 £3.70 Ex: £90.50 CSF: £66.31 Tricast: £437.04
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 38 (33%) M [8-11] 52 (38%) H [12-16] 60 (29%)

7:45 Thirsk 3 Jul 2007

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