Full Result 7.10 Thirsk | 9 May 2009

GT Group Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 4yo+) (1m4f8yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £5,569.36 2nd £1,657.22 3rd £828.18 4th £413.66

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	8. Valdan (IRE) 8/1 Andrew Heffernan ⁷ David Evans	Andrew Heffernan ⁷ David Evans	5	80	68	74	80	–
b g Val Royal (FR) - Danedrop (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up in rear, smooth headway over 3f out, tracked leaders going well 2f out, switched right and ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong and stayed on strongly (op 18-1 tchd 20-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ 5	2. Aleatricis 11/4F Jamie Kyne ⁷ John Quinn	Jamie Kyne ⁷ John Quinn	4	89	77	75	81	–
bg g Kingmambo (USA) - Alba Stella (Nashwan)
Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner (op 2-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 2 [7]	9. Masterofceremonies 12/1 Darren Moffatt James Moffatt	Darren Moffatt James Moffatt	6	86 v	67	62	67	–
ch g Definite Article - Darakah (Doulab)
Slowly into stride and behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on strongly inside final furlong, took 3rd near line (op 10-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ hd [7¼]	4. Inspector Clouseau (IRE) 4/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	4	813	74	68	74	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Claustra (FR) (Green Desert)
Chased leader, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon driven, edged left and headed over 1f out, one pace (op 15-2)

5⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [9½]	6. Woody Waller 4/1 Paul Mulrennan Howard Johnson	Paul Mulrennan Howard Johnson	4	812	73	64	69	–
ch g Lomitas - Reamzafonic (Grand Lodge)
In touch, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden along 3f out, driven over 2f out and soon beaten (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the good to firm ground) (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ shd [9½]	3. Sir Royal (USA) 10/1 Tom Eaves Alan Swinbank	Tom Eaves Alan Swinbank	4	90	75	66	71	–
b g Diesis - Only Royale (IRE) (Caerleon)
Pulled hard, chased leading pair, effort on inner over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 6-1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 3¼ [12¾]	7. Oddsmaker (IRE) 9/1 Tony Hamilton Maurice Barnes	Tony Hamilton Maurice Barnes	8	87 t	68	53	59	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Archipova (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Led and set strong gallop, ridden along 3f out, headed well over 1f out and soon weakened (op 11-1)

8⁽²⁾ 2½ [15¼]	11. Mister Arjay (USA) 12/1 Royston Ffrench Brian Ellison	Royston Ffrench Brian Ellison	9	84 1	65	46	52	–
b g Mister Baileys - Crystal Stepper (USA) (Fred Astaire)
In touch, ridden along over 5f out and soon weakened (op 11-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 6 [21¼]	1. Border Owl (IRE) 20/1 Dale Gibson Peter Salmon	Dale Gibson Peter Salmon	4	94	79	50	56	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Nightbird (IRE) (Night Shift)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out and soon weakened (op 25-1)

9 ran Off time: 7:10:00 Winning time: 2m 31.66s (slow by 0.36s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Annibale Caro (vet's certificate), My Paris (self certificate)
1st owner: D Maloney (Valdan) 1st breeder: Herbertstown Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Exors Of The Late Lady Anne Bentinck (Aleatricis)
3rd owner: Alan Macleod (Masterofceremonies)
Tote win: £15.90 PL: £3.80 £1.10 £4.20 Ex: £56.40 CSF: £30.74 Tricast: £268.63
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 17 (28%) M [6-8] 60 (31%) H [9-11] 73 (41%)

7:10 Thirsk 9 May 2009

GT Group Handicap