Full Result 4.15 Warwick | 7 July 2002

Sunday Mercury Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (2m39yds) 2m Good To Firm

1st £4,715.10 2nd £1,450.80 3rd £725.40 4th £362.70

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	6. Open Ground (IRE) 7/2 Jimmy Quinn Ian Williams	Jimmy Quinn Ian Williams	5	80	48	–	58	–
ch g Common Grounds - Poplina (USA) (Roberto)
Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish (op 3-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ nk	1. Xellance (IRE) 4/1 Dean Corby ⁷ Barry Leavy	Dean Corby ⁷ Barry Leavy	5	93	72	–	82	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Excellent Alibi (USA) (Exceller)
Led, clear 12f out, ridden over 1f out, headed near finish (tchd 9-2)

3⁽⁹⁾ 5 [5¼]	10. Mysterium 11/4F Chris D Cogan ⁵ Nick Littmoden	Chris D Cogan ⁵ Nick Littmoden	8	710 3 2 v	49	–	53	–
gr g Mystiko (USA) - Way To Go (Troy)
Held up, stayed on approaching final furlong, never nearer (op 4-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 3 [8¼]	11. Midnight Coup 12/1 Jamie Mackay Brendan Powell	Jamie Mackay Brendan Powell	6	712 2	46	–	46	–
br g First Trump - Anhaar I (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, stayed on same pace final 3f (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 6 [14¼]	8. Cezzaro (IRE) 14/1 Chris Catlin William Muir	Chris Catlin William Muir	4	712	46	–	39	–
ch g Ashkalani (IRE) - Sept Roses (USA) (Septieme Ciel)
Held up, headway halfway, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 8-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

6⁽⁶⁾ 7 [21¼]	7. John Foley (IRE) 20/1 Richard Thomas ⁷ P S Felgate	Richard Thomas ⁷ P S Felgate	4	77	48	–	33	–
b g Petardia - Fast Bay (Bay Express)
Started slowly, never dangerous (op 12-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

7⁽¹⁾ 6 [27¼]	5. Hot Produxion (USA) 4/1 Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett	Pat Eddery Amanda Perrett	3	88	75	–	53	–
ch g Tabasco Cat (USA) - Princess Harriet (USA) (Mt. Livermore)
Chased leaders, weakened over 4f out (op 3-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 3 [30¼]	2. Barton Sands (IRE) 20/1 Simon Whitworth Roy Brotherton	Simon Whitworth Roy Brotherton	5	91	63	–	37	–
b h Tenby - Hetty Green (Bay Express)
Always in rear (op 12-1)

9⁽³⁾ dist [60¼]	12. Smiling Applause 40/1 Gary Bardwell Mrs Barbara Waring	Gary Bardwell Mrs Barbara Waring	3	712 18	65	–	–	–
b c Royal Applause - Smilingatstrangers (Macmillion)
Behind from halfway (op 33-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:15:00 Winning time: 3m 32.20s (slow by 5.20s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Battle Warning (vet's certificate), Flash Of Memory (vet's certificate), Sixhills (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Net Partnership (Open Ground) 1st breeder: Anamoine Ltd
2nd owner: The Five Nations Partnership (Xellance)
3rd owner: Alcester Associates (Mysterium)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £2 £1.50 £1.20 Ex: £22.80 CSF: £17.38 Tricast: £43.14
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 17 (25%) M [5-7] 66 (28%) H [8-12] 67 (47%)

4:15 Warwick 7 Jul 2002

Sunday Mercury Handicap Class D