Full Result 5.00 Thirsk | 18 September 2007

Race At Pontefract On September 20th Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

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⁽¹⁹⁾	15. Miacarla 4/1F Paddy Mathers ³ Alan Berry	Paddy Mathers ³ Alan Berry	4	83	52	66	64	–
b f Forzando - Zarzi (IRE) (Suave Dancer)
Tracked leaders stands' rail, headway and squeezed through inside final furlong, quickened to lead last 75yds (op 9-2)

2⁽²⁰⁾ 1½	12. No Time (IRE) 13/2 Pat Cosgrave Alan McCabe	Pat Cosgrave Alan McCabe	7	88	54	63	61	–
b h Danetime (IRE) - Muckross Park (Nomination)
Close up stands' rail, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, edged left and headed last 75yds (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [2¼]	16. Jojesse 13/2 Paul Hanagan Alan Swinbank	Paul Hanagan Alan Swinbank	3	86	53	60	57	–
ch g Compton Place - Jodeeka (Fraam)
Held up stands' side, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 7-1)

4⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [2½]	10. Mr Rooney (IRE) 12/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	4	811	57	63	60	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Desert Bride (USA) (Key To The Kingdom)
Overall leader stands' side, ridden well over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, kept on (op 16-1)

4⁽¹⁷⁾ dht [2½]	7. Rann Na Cille (IRE) 33/1 Andrew Mullen ³ Kevin Ryan	Andrew Mullen ³ Kevin Ryan	3	813 b	63	69	66	–
br f Agnes World (USA) - Omanah (USA) (Kayrawan)
Tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden and staying on when hit over head with rivals whip, kept on well towards finish (op 25-1)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ hd [2¾]	6. Niteowl Lad (IRE) 33/1 Tom Eaves John Balding	Tom Eaves John Balding	5	92	62	67	65	–
ch g Tagula (IRE) - Mareha (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Close up stands' side, ridden over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong and one pace

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [3½]	9. Northern Chorus (IRE) 11/1 James O'Reilly ⁵ Jimmy O'Reilly	James O'Reilly ⁵ Jimmy O'Reilly	4	88 v	59	61	59	–
ch g Distant Music (USA) - Nationalartgallery (IRE) (Tate Gallery)
Led far side, ridden well over 1f out and every chance, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with stands' side (op 10-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ nk [3¾]	11. Henry Hall (IRE) 14/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	11	88	54	55	53	–
b h Common Grounds - Sovereign Grace (IRE) (Standaan)
Chased leaders stands' side, switched left and headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong

9⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [4]	5. Toy Top (USA) 10/1 Phillip Makin Michael Dods	Phillip Makin Michael Dods	4	93 b	63	64	61	–
rg f Tactical Cat (USA) - I'll Flutter By (USA) (Concorde's Tune)
Close up stands' side, ridden along well over 1f out, soon weakened (op 9-1)

10⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [4¼]	1. Steel City Boy (IRE) 9/1 Kelly Harrison ⁵ Declan Carroll	Kelly Harrison ⁵ Declan Carroll	4	90	65	65	62	–
b g Bold Fact (USA) - Balgren (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Close up, ridden well over 1f out, weakening when not much room entering final furlong (op 12-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4¾]	8. Durova (IRE) 33/1 Duran Fentiman ³ Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman ³ Tim Easterby	3	813 e/s	62	61	58	–
b f Soviet Star (USA) - Taroudannt (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up stands' side, switched left and headway 2f out, soon ridden and weakened entering final furlong

12⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [5]	19. Smiddy Hill 8/1 Royston Ffrench Robin Bastiman	Royston Ffrench Robin Bastiman	5	85 1	51	48	45	–
b m Factual I (USA) - Hello Hobson'S (IRE) (Fayruz)
In touch stands' side, ridden along well over 1f out and soon weakened (jockey said mare missed the break)

13⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	14. Hamaasy 11/1 Silvestre De Sousa David Nicholls	Silvestre De Sousa David Nicholls	6	86	52	42	40	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Sakha (Wolfhound)
Chased leaders stands' side, ridden along 2f out, gradually weakened (op 14-1)

14⁽⁵⁾ nk [7]	13. It's Unbelievable (USA) 20/1 Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	4	88 1 p	54	43	41	–
bb g Stravinsky (USA) - Churn Dat Butter (USA) (Unbridled)
In touch far side, ridden along 2f out and soon weakened (op 22-1)

15⁽²⁾ 1 [8]	4. Centreboard (USA) 50/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	3	93	64	50	47	–
rg f Mizzen Mast (USA) - Corsini (Machiavellian)
Prominent far side, ridden along halfway, soon weakened

16⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	20. Seafield Towers 18/1 Greg Fairley Linda Perratt	Greg Fairley Linda Perratt	7	85 6 p	51	32	30	–
ch g Compton Place - Midnight Spell (Night Shift)
Always in rear far side (op 16-1)

17⁽⁷⁾ 6 [15¼]	17. Mint 50/1 Tony Hamilton D W Barker	Tony Hamilton D W Barker	4	86 p	52	11	9	–
b f Bahamian Bounty - Tick Tack (Primo Dominie)
Always in rear far side (jockey said filly missed the break) (op 33-1)

17 ran Off time: 5:02:00 Winning time: 58.21s (slow by 1.81s) Total SP: 131%
Non-runners: Bungie (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls), Perlachy (vet's certificate), Spiritual Peace (unsuitable ground)
Rule 4: Bungie was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 33/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: J D Riches (Miacarla) 1st breeder: Primrose Cottage
2nd owner: Paul J Dixon (No Time)
3rd owner: S J Beard (Jojesse)
Tote win: £5.30 PL: £1.40 £2.80 £2.60 Ex: £30.70 CSF: £28.49 Tricast: £181.40
Jackpot: £5,612.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £51,381.50. 6.50 winning tickets.
Placepot: £39.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £63,305.00. 1,170.15 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £6.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,552.70. 388.40 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-8] 10 (23%) M [9-14] 65 (31%) H [15-20] 75 (46%)

5:00 Thirsk 18 Sep 2007

Race At Pontefract On September 20th Handicap