Full Result 3.10 Thirsk | 17 May 2008

Sands End Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo) (7f218yds) 1m Good

1st £2,590.40 2nd £770.80 3rd £385.20 4th £192.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	10. Metal Madness (IRE) 16/1 Neil Callan Michael Quinlan	Neil Callan Michael Quinlan	3	812	59	51	66	–
b c Acclamation - Dosha (Touching Wood)
Held up in midfield, smooth headway on outer over 2f out ridden to lead 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well (trainer's rep said, regarding running, that the colt was weak as a 2yo and had matured over the winter.) (tchd 18-1)

2⁽²⁾ 2¾	9. Just Sam (IRE) 4/1 David Allan Declan Carroll	David Allan Declan Carroll	3	812	59	45	60	–
b f Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Strawberry Sands (Lugana Beach)
Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, headed 1f out and kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong (op 5-1)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [3]	15. Defies Logic 25/1 James Doyle James Given	James Doyle James Given	3	85	52	37	55	–
ch g Domedriver (IRE) - Khandahar (Zamindar)
Held up in midfield, headway over 2f out, effort and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 20-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [3½]	2. Turtle Dove 18/1 Kirsty Milczarek ³ Marco Botti	Kirsty Milczarek ³ Marco Botti	3	813	63	47	62	–
b f Tobougg (IRE) - Inseparable (Insan)
In touch, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace entering final furlong (tchd 20-1)

5⁽¹⁷⁾ 3¼ [6¾]	12. Zabougg 25/1 Fergal Lynch D W Barker	Fergal Lynch D W Barker	3	811	58	33	50	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Double Fault (IRE) (Zieten)
Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish

6⁽⁵⁾ hd [7]	6. Smarterthanuthink (USA) 6/4F Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	91	62	37	53	–
b g Smart Strike (CAN) - Dance Gaily (USA) (Nureyev)
Prominent, headway 3f out, ridden and chance 2f out, soon ridden and gradually weakened (op 7-4)

7⁽¹²⁾ 1 [8]	8. Gulf Coast 10/1 Tom Eaves Tim Walford	Tom Eaves Tim Walford	3	813	60	32	49	–
ch g Dubai Destination (USA) - Lloc (Absalom)
Midfield, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong (op 16-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [9]	5. Thanxforthat (USA) 16/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	3	92	63	33	50	–
gr g Alphabet Soup (USA) - Paper Princess (USA) (Flying Paster)
Led, ridden along over 2f out, headed over 1f out and soon weakened (op 25-1)

9⁽¹⁸⁾ 8 [17]	13. So Sublime 33/1 Mark Coumbe ⁷ Michael Chapman	Mark Coumbe ⁷ Michael Chapman	3	84 1	58	7	26	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - PetaliteI (Petong)
Steadied start, always in rear

10⁽⁴⁾ ½ [17½]	17. Miss Olivia 11/1 Saleem Golam Sir Henry Cecil	Saleem Golam Sir Henry Cecil	3	85	52	–	19	–
ch f Dr Fong (USA) - Beleaguer (Rainbow Quest)
Took keen hold, prominent, effort to challenge 2f out and every chance until ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 14-1)

11⁽³⁾ 3¼ [20¾]	3. Strictly Elsie (IRE) 66/1 Darren Williams John Norton	Darren Williams John Norton	3	92	63	–	23	–
b f No Excuse Needed - Sophrana (IRE) (Polar Falcon)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened (op 100-1)

12⁽¹⁾ 3¼ [24]	14. Flaxton (UAE) 40/1 T Williams Mel Brittain	T Williams Mel Brittain	3	86	53	–	5	–
b c Halling (USA) - Yasmeen Valley (USA) (Danzig Connection)
Pulled hard, prominent until ridden along 3f out and soon weakened (trainer said colt was not suited by the rain-softened ground) (op 80-1)

13⁽⁶⁾ 2 [26]	4. Alfredtheordinary 8/1 Darryll Holland Mick Channon	Darryll Holland Mick Channon	3	92	63	–	11	–
b g Hunting Lion (IRE) - Solmorin (Fraam)
Never better than midfield (op 9-1)

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [27¾]	11. Polychrome 25/1 Paul Mulrennan John Berry	Paul Mulrennan John Berry	3	811	58	–	2	–
b f Polish Precedent (USA) - Pantone (Spectrum)
Always towards rear (trainer said filly was found to have pulled muscles in her hindquarters)

15⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [29¼]	16. Honeycott (IRE) 80/1 Chris Catlin James Bethell	Chris Catlin James Bethell	3	85	52	–	–	–
ch f King's Best (USA) - Kingsridge (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Midfield, pushed along halfway and soon lost place (jockey said filly was unsuited by the good (good to soft places top bend) ground)

16⁽¹³⁾ 17 [46¼]	1. Chaenomeles (USA) 16/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	94	65	–	–	–
bb f Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Eliza (USA) (Mt. Livermore)
Always behind (trainer said filly was unsuited by the good (good to soft places top bend) ground) (op 14-1 tchd 18-1)

16 ran Off time: 3:13:00 Winning time: 1m 44.55s (slow by 7.65s) Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: Coffee Cup (withdrawn; unruly going to post), Martingrange Lass (vet's certificate)
Rule 4: Coffee Cup was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 16/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: Patrick Bohan (Metal Madness) 1st breeder: Patrick Bohan
2nd owner: Reuben Glynn (Just Sam)
3rd owner: J Ellis (Defies Logic)
Tote win: £16.50 PL: £2.80 £1.50 £7.10 Ex: £120.20 CSF: £80.80 Tricast: £1,737.95
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 51 (55%) M [6-13] 30 (29%) H [14-18] 69 (16%)

3:10 Thirsk 17 May 2008

Sands End Handicap