Full Result 2.55 Thirsk | 29 July 2016

Tomrods Steel Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) (7f218yds) 1m Good To Soft

1st £3,234.50 2nd £962.50 3rd £481 4th £240.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ⁽³⁾	1. Imperial State 11/10F Ted Durcan George Scott	Ted Durcan George Scott	3	913 6 t	76	54	85	–
b g Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Seldemosa (Selkirk)
Soon tracking leaders, smooth headway to lead over 2f out, went clear approaching final furlong, heavily eased closing stages, finished 1st, disqualified and placed last (op 6/4)

1⁽⁵⁾ 2¼	4. Quoteline Direct 11/1 P J McDonald Micky Hammond	P J McDonald Micky Hammond	3	94 h	67	38	66	–
ch g Sir Percy - Queen's Pudding (IRE) (Royal Applause)
Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong, took modest 2nd post, finished 2nd, awarded race (op 12/1 tchd 10/1)

2⁽⁸⁾ hd [2½]	11. Mr Lucas (IRE) 33/1 Nathan Evans ⁵ Peter Niven	Nathan Evans ⁵ Peter Niven	3	80 3 6 v	54	24	53	–
b g Le Cadre Noir (IRE) - Maripova (IRE) (Marju)
Led 1f, chased leaders, kept on same pace approaching final furlong, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 28/1)

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [2¾]	12. Ginger Charlie 50/1 James Sullivan Ruth Carr	James Sullivan Ruth Carr	3	82 6	51	20	49	–
ch g Haafhd - Mandarin Lady (Timeless Times)
In rear, headway on outer over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, took modest 4th closing stages, finished 4th, placed 3rd

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [3½]	7. Weld Al Khawaneej (IRE) 8/1 Lewis Edmunds ⁷ Kevin Ryan	Lewis Edmunds ⁷ Kevin Ryan	3	87 p	63	30	59	–
ch g Fast Company (IRE) - Law Review (IRE) (Case Law)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, not much room and dropped back 2f out, stayed on final 100yds, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 6/1)

6⁽²⁾ nk [3¾]	9. Lozah 6/1 Cameron Noble ⁷ David Loughnane	Cameron Noble ⁷ David Loughnane	3	713 tp	55	21	50	–
b f Lawman (FR) - Princess Luna (GER) (Grand Lodge)
Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong (tchd 11/2)

7⁽⁹⁾ 3¾ [7½]	5. Tan Arabiq 8/1 Andrew Mullen Michael Appleby	Andrew Mullen Michael Appleby	3	93	66	21	53	–
b g Arabian Gleam - Tanning (Atraf)
Chased leaders on outer, driven over 3f out, weakened final furlong (op 15/2)

8⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [9]	2. Baltic Raider (IRE) 40/1 Barry McHugh Michael Dods	Barry McHugh Michael Dods	3	97	70	20	53	–
b g Baltic King - Frippet (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Ran without declared tongue strap, held up in rear on outer, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened final furlong (trainer's representative said that the gelding had a breathing problem) (op 33/1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1 [10]	10. Saxon Gold (IRE) 9/1 Sam James John Davies	Sam James John Davies	3	85 b¹	54	–	35	–
ch f Zoffany (IRE) - Apple Brandy (USA) (Cox's Ridge)
With leader, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened (op 12/1 tchd 10/1)

10⁽⁴⁾ ½ [10½]	3. Hilltop Ranger (IRE) 12/1 Timmy Murphy Daniel Kubler	Timmy Murphy Daniel Kubler	3	96	69	13	49	–
b f Bushranger (IRE) - Beatrix Potter (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10 ran Off time: 2:55:12 Winning time: 1m 43.81s (slow by 6.91s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Simply Clever (unsuitable ground), Whitkirk (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: JFW Properties Ltd (Quoteline Direct) 1st breeder: Mrs T Brudenell
2nd owner: Mrs Muriel Ward (Mr Lucas)
3rd owner: Mrs Angela Clark (Ginger Charlie)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.10 £3.40 £8 Ex: £15.40 CSF: £14.75 Tricast: £273.03 Trifecta: £331.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 55 (62%) M [4-7] 50 (24%) H [8-12] 45 (14%)

Following a BHA inquiry, Imperial State, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified and placed last - postive sample. Quoteline Direct was awarded the race.

2:55 Thirsk 29 Jul 2016

Tomrods Steel Handicap