Full Result 4.00 Thirsk | 19 June 2012

Theakston Best Bitter Handicap

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

1st £4,140.16 2nd £1,232 3rd £615.68 4th £307.84

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Entihaa 9/4F P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	4	92	75	50	84	–
b g Tiger Hill (IRE) - Magic Tree (UAE) (Timber Country)
Held up in touch, headway 4f out, chased leading pair well over 2f out, not much room and switched right over 1f out and soon ridden, driven entering final furlong, stayed on well to lead last 50yds (op 5-2 tchd 2-1 after early 11-4)

2⁽⁷⁾ ¾	6. Flying Power 5/1 Paddy Aspell John Norton	Paddy Aspell John Norton	4	90	73	47	81	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Rah Wa (USA) (Rahy)
Tracked leading pair, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out and soon ridden, edged left over 1f out, driven entering final furlong, headed and no extra last 50yds (tchd 11-2)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [2]	1. Herostatus 8/1 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara	5	97	80	52	86	–
ch g Dalakhani (IRE) - Desired (Rainbow Quest)
Soon led, headed 5f out, close up on inner, led again over 3f out, ridden along and headed over 2f out, driven and every chance until one pace well inside final furlong (op 6-1)

4⁽²⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	3. Amazing Blue Sky 4/1 James Sullivan Ruth Carr	James Sullivan Ruth Carr	6	92	75	44	78	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Azure Lake (USA) (Lac Ouimet)
Close up, led after 4f, headed over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out and kept on same pace (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

5⁽³⁾ 9 [12¾]	5. Beat The Shower 7/1 Graham Lee Peter Niven	Graham Lee Peter Niven	6	91	74	27	63	–
b g Beat Hollow - Crimson Shower (Dowsing)
Held up in touch, pushed along well over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened (op 15-2 tchd 8-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2¼ [15]	8. Grey Command (USA) 14/1 Duran Fentiman Mel Brittain	Duran Fentiman Mel Brittain	7	84	63	13	48	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Shmoose (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, ridden along well over 3f out, soon weakened (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 10 [25]	7. Hunters Belt (IRE) 25/1 Neil Farley ⁵ Noel Wilson	Neil Farley ⁵ Noel Wilson	8	80	64	–	33	–
b g Intikhab (USA) - Three Stars (Star Appeal)
Always towards rear (jockey said gelding was never travelling.) (op 20-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 22 [47]	2. English Summer 8/1 Franny Norton Mark Johnston	Franny Norton Mark Johnston	5	94 b	77	–	11	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Hunt The Sun (Rainbow Quest)
Always towards rear, ridden along over 4f out, soon outpaced and behind (op 17-2 tchd 9-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 2m 39.87s (slow by 8.17s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Elsa Crankshaw & G Allan (Entihaa) 1st breeder: Wardall Bloodstock
2nd owner: Jaffa Racing Syndicate (Flying Power)
3rd owner: R Naylor (Herostatus)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.70 £1.60 £2.30 Ex: £15.80 CSF: £13.19 Tricast: £73.85

4:00 Thirsk 19 Jun 2012

Theakston Best Bitter Handicap