Full Result 3.05 Thirsk | 2 August 2008

Ekosgen Handicap

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m Good

1st £8,159.76 2nd £2,428.02 3rd £1,213.38 4th £606.06

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	10. Observatory Star (IRE) 11/2 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	5	92 p	75	82	85	–
br g Observatory (USA) - Pink Sovietstaia (FR) (Soviet Star)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, held on well towards finish (tchd 6-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ nk	9. Just Bond (IRE) 11/1 P J McDonald ³ Geoff Oldroyd	P J McDonald ³ Geoff Oldroyd	6	90	76	83	86	–
b g Namid - Give Warning (IRE) (Warning)
Took keen hold in rear, effort on outside over 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, no extra (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

3⁽¹⁾ ½ [¾]	3. Osteopathic Remedy (IRE) 4/1F Tom Eaves Michael Dods	Tom Eaves Michael Dods	4	912	85	91	94	–
ch g Inchinor - Dolce Vita (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Soon tracking leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong (op 11-2)

4⁽⁵⁾ 3¼ [4]	8. Esoterica (IRE) 5/1 Gary Bartley ⁵ Jim Goldie	Gary Bartley ⁵ Jim Goldie	5	813 b	77	75	78	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Mysterious Plans (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Held up in rear, stayed on final 2f, not reach leaders (op 4-1)

5⁽³⁾ ½ [4½]	5. Hula Ballew 8/1 Neil Brown ³ Michael Dods	Neil Brown ³ Michael Dods	8	97	83	80	83	–
ch m Weldnaas (USA) - Ballon (Persian Bold)
Mid-division, effort over 2f out, kept on, never troubled leaders

6⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [9½]	11. Obezyana (USA) 16/1 Dominic Fox ³ Alan Bailey	Dominic Fox ³ Alan Bailey	6	813	75	60	64	–
ch g Rahy (USA) - Polish Treaty (USA) (Danzig)
In rear, kept on final 2f, never a factor (tchd 18-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [10¼]	4. My Paris 5/1 Tony Hamilton Ollie Pears	Tony Hamilton Ollie Pears	7	910	83	66	70	–
b g Paris House - My Desire (Grey Desire)
Led after 1f, quickened over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 13-2)

8⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [12¾]	2. Danehillsundance (IRE) 10/1 Tony Culhane S Parr	Tony Culhane S Parr	4	100	87	64	68	–
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Rosie's Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Slowly into stride, always in rear (op 12-1)

9⁽¹²⁾ 3¾ [16½]	6. Bustan (IRE) 14/1 Joe Fanning Giles Bravery	Joe Fanning Giles Bravery	9	98	81	48	53	–
b g Darshaan - Dazzlingly Radiant (Try My Best)
Mid-division, lost place 2f out (op 10-1 tchd 9-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 10 [26½]	7. Bold Marc (IRE) 12/1 Lee Enstone K R Burke	Lee Enstone K R Burke	6	95	78	20	27	–
b g Bold Fact (USA) - Zara's Birthday (IRE) (Waajib)
Led 1f, lost place over 2f out, behind when eased inside final furlong

11⁽⁷⁾ 12 [38½]	12. Dhhamaan (IRE) 40/1 Michael Stainton ³ Ruth Carr	Michael Stainton ³ Ruth Carr	3	86 b	75	–	–	–
b g Dilshaan - Safe Care (IRE) (Caerleon)
With leaders, weakened over 2f out, behind when eased inside final furlong

11 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 1m 40.16s (slow by 3.26s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Abbondanza (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mr And Mrs J D Cotton (Observatory Star) 1st breeder: C J Foy
2nd owner: R C Bond (Just Bond)
3rd owner: Kevin Kirkup (Osteopathic Remedy)
Tote win: £7.30 PL: £2.20 £4.20 £2.20 Ex: £107.30 CSF: £66.07 Tricast: £276.77
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 79 (53%) M [5-7] 31 (23%) H [8-12] 40 (24%)

3:05 Thirsk 2 Aug 2008

Ekosgen Handicap