Full Result 3.25 Thirsk | 16 June 2009

Ramada York And Wetherby Hotels Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £4,274.16 2nd £1,271.82 3rd £635.58 4th £317.46

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. White Deer (USA) 11/2F Silvestre De Sousa Geoffrey Harker	Silvestre De Sousa Geoffrey Harker	5	100 v	75	85	86	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Brookshield Baby (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong and kept on (op 8-1)

2⁽¹³⁾ 2	6. HiccupsI 20/1 Phillip Makin Michael Dods	Phillip Makin Michael Dods	9	912	73	78	78	–
b g Polar Prince (IRE) - Simmie's Special (Precocious)
Jumped awkwardly and in rear, headway over 2f out, not much room well over 1f out, ridden to chase leaders when not much room entering final furlong, soon switched right and kept on towards finish (op 16-1 tchd 25-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [2¾]	11. Ancient Cross 7/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	5	95 b	66	69	69	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Magna Graecia (IRE) (Warning)
Tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, soon edged right and one pace (op 6-1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3¼]	3. Bere Davis (FR) 10/1 Andrew Heffernan ⁷ David Evans	Andrew Heffernan ⁷ David Evans	4	96	74	75	76	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Zerelda (Exhibitioner)
Close up, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

5⁽³⁾ hd [3½]	8. Mey Blossom 8/1 Michael Stainton ³ Richard Whitaker	Michael Stainton ³ Richard Whitaker	4	95	69	70	70	–
ch f Captain Rio - Petra Nova (First Trump)
Midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, driven and one pace inside final furlong (op 7-1)

6⁽¹⁾ nk [3¾]	10. Apollo Shark (IRE) 12/1 Tony Hamilton Howard Johnson	Tony Hamilton Howard Johnson	4	96	67	67	68	–
ch g Spartacus (IRE) - Shot Of Redemption (Shirley Heights)
Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and edged left well over 1f out, no impression approaching final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run)

7⁽²⁾ ¾ [4½]	4. Danehillsundance (IRE) 7/1 Jamie Kyne ⁵ David Brown	Jamie Kyne ⁵ David Brown	5	97 t	73	71	72	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Rosie's Guest (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Never better than midfield (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ ½ [5]	1. Kipchak (IRE) 11/1 Liam Keniry Conor Dore	Liam Keniry Conor Dore	4	100 p	75	72	72	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Khawafi (Kris)
Led, ridden along 3f out, headed over 2f out, driven and weakened well over 1f out (op 9-1 tchd 12-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1 [6]	7. Dream Express (IRE) 20/1 Neil Brown ³ Michael Dods	Neil Brown ³ Michael Dods	4	97	71	65	66	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Lothlorien (USA) (Woodman)
Took keen hold, chased leaders on inner, ridden along over 2f out and gradually weakened (jockey said gelding hung right throughout) (op 16-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [6¼]	9. Cherri Fosfate 28/1 David Nolan Declan Carroll	David Nolan Declan Carroll	5	97	68	61	62	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Compradore (Mujtahid)
Slowly into stride, held up and always in rear (jockey said, regarding riding, his orders were to ride gelding as near to the pace as possible as he may be outpaced, adding that gelding was outpaced from the start and that in his opinion 7f is too sharp for it, and that he was denied a clear run in the closing stages which was reported following the race; trainer said, regarding running, that gelding has returned to his yard after a spell running over hurdles, and is possibly better over 1m2f, but has run well over 7f in the past) (op 25-1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 9 [15¼]	13. Rebel City 10/1 Graham Gibbons Simon Callaghan	Graham Gibbons Simon Callaghan	3	92	72	37	41	–
b c Elusive City (USA) - Seguro (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Prominent, ridden along well over 2f out and soon weakened (op 12-1 tchd 8-1)

12⁽¹²⁾ 4½ [19¾]	12. Sea Rover (IRE) 33/1 Jimmy Quinn Mel Brittain	Jimmy Quinn Mel Brittain	5	95	66	22	23	–
b h Jade Robbery (USA) - Talah (Danehill)
Always towards rear

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [22¼]	14. Smalljohn 14/1 Richard Oliver ⁷ Bryan Smart	Richard Oliver ⁷ Bryan Smart	3	89 v	72	18	23	–
ch g Needwood Blade - My Bonus (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Chased leaders on wide outside, ridden along halfway and soon weakened (op 20-1 tchd 22-1)

PU⁽⁵⁾	5. Splash The Cash 6/1 Amy Ryan ⁵ Kevin Ryan	Amy Ryan ⁵ Kevin Ryan	4	97	73	–	–	–
b g Lomitas - Bandit Queen (Desert Prince)
Midfield, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden when pulled up over 1f out, broke leg, dead (tchd 11-2)

14 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 1m 25.66s (slow by 1.56s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Ian Bellamy (White Deer) 1st breeder: Fleetwood Bloodstock Et Al
2nd owner: Andrew Tinkler (HiccupsI)
3rd owner: P J Bown (Ancient Cross)
Tote win: £6.10 PL: £2.50 £4.20 £2.90 Ex: £122.60 CSF: £120.78 Tricast: £815.49
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 72 (47%) M [6-9] 38 (31%) H [10-14] 40 (22%)

3:25 Thirsk 16 Jun 2009

Ramada York And Wetherby Hotels Handicap