Full Result 3.30 Thirsk | 1 August 2009

Ekosgen Handicap

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

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

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	12. Moheebb (IRE) 6/1 Silvestre De Sousa Ruth Carr	Silvestre De Sousa Ruth Carr	5	93 b	78	78	92	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Rockerlong (Deploy)
In rear, good headway and switched outside 2f out, ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong, readily (op 9-1)

2⁽³⁾ 1¾	5. Gala Casino Star (IRE) 9/2F Frederik Tylicki ³ Richard Fahey	Frederik Tylicki ³ Richard Fahey	4	95	83	79	93	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Abir (Soviet Star)
Pushed along to chase leaders, led approaching final furlong, headed and no extra inside final furlong (op 13-2)

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 2¾ [4½]	13. Observatory Star (IRE) 17/2 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	6	93 tp	78	67	82	–
br g Observatory (USA) - Pink Sovietstaia (FR) (Soviet Star)
Chased leaders, driven and outpaced over 4f out, kept on final 2f (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [4¾]	6. Boy Blue 12/1 Dale Gibson Peter Salmon	Dale Gibson Peter Salmon	4	96	81	69	84	–
b r Observatory (USA) - Rowan Flower (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Always chasing leaders, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong (op 10-1)

5⁽¹⁶⁾ 2¼ [7]	10. Grazeon Gold Blend 20/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	6	94 p	79	62	77	–
ch g Paris House - Thalya (Crofthall)
In rear, kept on final 2f, never reached leaders (op 14-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ ½ [7½]	16. Nevada Desert (IRE) 25/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Richard Whitaker	Daragh O'Donohoe Richard Whitaker	9	89 1 p	70	52	67	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - Kayanga (Green Desert)
Mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, kept on final 2f, never near leaders (op 14-1)

7⁽²⁾ ½ [8]	15. Fesko 22/1 Andrew Elliott Mark Johnston	Andrew Elliott Mark Johnston	3	812	80	59	76	–
b f Shinko Forest (IRE) - Young Sue (Local Suitor)
Soon driven along to chase leaders, led 5f out, headed and weakened approaching final furlong (op 12-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 4 [12]	4. Maze (IRE) 18/1 Paul Mulrennan Bryan Smart	Paul Mulrennan Bryan Smart	4	99	84	54	70	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Aryadne (Rainbow Quest)
Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

9⁽¹³⁾ 3 [15]	1. Flawed Genius 9/1 Amy Ryan ⁵ Kevin Ryan	Amy Ryan ⁵ Kevin Ryan	4	99 t	89	52	68	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - TalentedI (Bustino)
Dwelt, headway on inside 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [15½]	2. Ilie Nastase (FR) 6/1 Jamie Kyne ⁵ David Nicholls	Jamie Kyne ⁵ David Nicholls	5	96 b	86	48	64	–
b g Royal Applause - Flying Diva (Chief Singer)
Led 3f, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 8-1)

11⁽¹⁾ ½ [16]	11. Keys Of Cyprus 7/1 Paul Quinn David Nicholls	Paul Quinn David Nicholls	7	94	79	39	56	–
ch g Deploy - Krisia (Kris)
Chased leaders, weakened 2f out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown) (tchd 15-2 in a place)

12⁽¹²⁾ nk [16¼]	7. Spinning 16/1 Dean Heslop ⁵ David Barron	Dean Heslop ⁵ David Barron	6	91 b	81	41	57	–
ch g Pivotal - Starring (FR) (Ashkalani)
Slowly into stride, always in rear (op 11-1)

13⁽⁴⁾ 12 [28¼]	8. Mohtashem (IRE) 7/1 J-P Guillambert Sir Michael Stoute	J-P Guillambert Sir Michael Stoute	3	96	88	15	37	–
b c Haafhd - Showering (Danehill)
Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, behind and eased 2f out (op 15-2 tchd 13-2)

13 ran Off time: 3:33:00 Winning time: 1m 42.66s (slow by 5.96s) Total SP: 125%
Non-runners: Angel Rock (self certificate), Just Bond (unsuitable ground), Sunshine Always (self certificate)
1st owner: Michael Hill (Moheebb) 1st breeder: Hascombe And Valiant Studs
2nd owner: The Friar Tuck Racing Club (Gala Casino Star)
3rd owner: Mr And Mrs J D Cotton (Observatory Star)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £2.40 £1.90 £3.20 Ex: £48 CSF: £33.55 Tricast: £245.68
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 39 (38%) M [5-10] 63 (37%) H [12-16] 48 (25%)

3:30 Thirsk 1 Aug 2009

Ekosgen Handicap