Full Result 7.40 Thirsk | 1 June 2009

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(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo) 7f 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⁽⁶⁾	2. Secret Society 7/4F Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	3	94	82	86	98	–
b c Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Shady Point (IRE) (Unfuwain)
In rear and soon pushed along, headway 3f out, effort to chase leaders and hung left over 1f out, switched outside and ridden to lead, hung left entering final furlong, soon clear (op 2-1 tchd 5-2)

2⁽⁵⁾ 5	3. Brierty (IRE) 7/1 David Nolan Declan Carroll	David Nolan Declan Carroll	3	93	81	72	83	–
b f Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Bridelina (FR) (Linamix)
Chased leaders, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, driven and every chance when not much room entering final furlong, kept on same pace (tchd 13-2)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	6. ThunderballI 5/1 Andrew Mullen ³ Alan McCabe	Andrew Mullen ³ Alan McCabe	3	810 b¹	77	65	76	–
ch g Haafhd - Trustthunder (Selkirk)
Led and soon clear, ridden along over 2f out, joined well over 1f out, soon driven and headed entering final furlong, soon weakened (op 14-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [6¾]	10. Snow Bay 20/1 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	3	810	74	61	71	–
ch c Bahamian Bounty - Goodwood Blizzard (Inchinor)
Behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 11-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [7¾]	8. Red Kyte 20/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	3	812	76	60	71	–
br f Hawk Wing (USA) - Ruby Affair (IRE) (Night Shift)
Chased leader on inner, ridden along well over 2f out, soon driven and gradually weakened (op 14-1)

6⁽³⁾ ½ [8¼]	9. My Best Bet 20/1 Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon	Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon	3	812	76	59	69	–
ch f Best Of The Bests (IRE) - Cibenze (Owington)
Chased leaders, ridden along well over 2f out, soon no impression (op 12-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [9½]	1. Stan's Cool Cat (IRE) 40/1 Joe Fanning Paul Cole	Joe Fanning Paul Cole	3	97	85	64	75	–
b f One Cool Cat (USA) - Beautiful France (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always towards rear (op 25-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 3½ [13]	4. Richo 8/1 Paul Mulrennan David Brown	Paul Mulrennan David Brown	3	90	78	48	58	–
ch g Bertolini (USA) - Noble Water (FR) (Noblequest)
Chased leading pair, ridden along 3f out, driven over 2f out and soon weakened (tchd 9-1)

9⁽¹³⁾ 2¼ [15¼]	13. Seldom (IRE) 13/2 Silvestre De Sousa Mel Brittain	Silvestre De Sousa Mel Brittain	3	85	69	33	43	–
b c Sesaro (USA) - Daisy Dancer (IRE) (Distinctly North)
Raced wide, never better than midfield (jockey said colt hung right round the bottom bend) (op 15-2 tchd 8-1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [15¾]	11. Regal Lyric (IRE) 7/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	3	88	72	34	45	–
b g Royal Applause - Alignment (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 6-1 tchd 5-1)

10 ran Off time: 7:40:00 Winning time: 1m 24.81s (slow by 0.71s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Burma Rock (self certificate), Fathey (unsuitable ground), Victoria Sponge (self certificate)
1st owner: Sheikh Marwan Al Maktoum (Secret Society) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: G P Clarke (Brierty)
3rd owner: Paul J Dixon & Brian Morton (ThunderballI)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.40 £2.40 £2.60 Ex: £20 CSF: £13.95 Tricast: £54.12
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 67 (18%) M [6-10] 83 (51%) H [11-13] 0 (31%)

7:40 Thirsk 1 Jun 2009

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