Full Result 3.45 Warwick | 25 August 2008

Syd Mercer Memorial Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (2m39yds) 2m Soft

1st £3,238 2nd £963.50 3rd £481.50 4th £240.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	4. Tagula Blue (IRE) 14/1 Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	8	99	63	65	72	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Palace Blue (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
Held up, headway 6f out, ridden to lead and edged left 1f out, just held on (op 12-1)

2⁽²⁾ nse	10. Mister Completely (IRE) 8/1 James Doyle Ms J S Doyle	James Doyle Ms J S Doyle	7	813 v	53	55	62	–
b g Princely Heir (IRE) - Blue Goose (Belmez)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on well (tchd 15-2)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [1½]	6. Moonshine Beach 7/1 Liam Jones Peter Hiatt	Liam Jones Peter Hiatt	10	93	57	57	64	–
b g Lugana Beach - Monongelia (Welsh Pageant)
Led after 1f, headed over 12f out, chased leaders, not much room and stumbled over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (tchd 8-1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2]	11. Munlochy Bay 66/1 Fergus Sweeney Stuart Kittow	Fergus Sweeney Stuart Kittow	4	812	52	52	59	–
b f Karinga Bay - Meghdoot (Celestial Storm)
Prominent, outpaced 4f out, rallied and hung left over 1f out, stayed on

5⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [2¾]	1. Right Option (IRE) 6/1 David Probert ⁵ John Flint	David Probert ⁵ John Flint	4	99	68	67	74	–
b g Daylami (IRE) - Option (IRE) (Red Ransom)
Always prominent, ridden to lead and edged right over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong (op 7-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [4¼]	12. Historic Place (USA) 16/1 T Quinn Jonathan Geake	T Quinn Jonathan Geake	8	812 p	52	49	56	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Captive Island (IRE) (Northfields)
Led 1f, remained handy, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra final furlong (op 20-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 3 [7¼]	16. Irish Legend I (IRE) 9/2F Michael J Murphy ⁷ C Roberts	Michael J Murphy ⁷ C Roberts	8	85 6	52	45	52	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Wedding Bouquet (Kings Lake)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous (op 6-1)

8⁽¹³⁾ 2¼ [9½]	2. Squirtle (IRE) 6/1 Dean Heslop ⁷ Mark Brisbourne	Dean Heslop ⁷ Mark Brisbourne	5	96	67	57	65	–
ch m In The Wings - Manilia (FR) (Kris)
Started slowly, outpaced, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 4-1)

9⁽¹²⁾ hd [9¾]	5. Whaxaar (IRE) 8/1 Robert Havlin Roger Ingram	Robert Havlin Roger Ingram	4	97	61	51	58	–
b g Xaar - Sheriyna (FR) (Darshaan)
Held up, headway 10f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (op 9-1)

10⁽³⁾ 1¼ [11]	9. Mohawk Star (IRE) 20/1 Tom Queally Ian Wood	Tom Queally Ian Wood	7	90	54	42	50	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Searching Star (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, hampered 12f out, headway 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out (op 25-1 tchd 18-1)

11⁽¹⁾ hd [11¼]	7. Very Green (FR) 16/1 Russ Kennemore ³ Anabel K Murphy	Russ Kennemore ³ Anabel K Murphy	6	90	57	45	53	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Green Bend (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, never dangerous (op 14-1)

12⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [12¾]	8. Arabian Sun 16/1 Chris Catlin Michael Attwater	Chris Catlin Michael Attwater	4	90 v	54	40	48	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Bright Halo (IRE) (Bigstone)
Led over 12f out, headed 9f out, led again over 4f out, ridden, headed and weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [14½]	14. Archimboldo (USA) 16/1 William Buick Trevor Wall	William Buick Trevor Wall	5	812 2 b	52	36	44	–
ch g Woodman (USA) - Awesome Strike (USA) (Theatrical)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened soon after (op 25-1)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 12 [26½]	15. Ashmolian (IRE) 16/1 Liam Keniry Zoe Davison	Liam Keniry Zoe Davison	5	812 4	52	20	29	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Animatrice (USA) (Alleged)
Prominent, led 9f out, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

14 ran Off time: 3:47:00 Winning time: 3m 39.07s (slow by 12.07s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Is It Me (unsuitable ground), Madam Vouvray (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Boston R S Ian Bennett (Tagula Blue) 1st breeder: Michael Conlon
2nd owner: Ms J S Doyle (Mister Completely)
3rd owner: Mrs Kerry Lewis (Moonshine Beach)
Tote win: £18.20 PL: £4.40 £2.80 £3 Ex: £113 CSF: £125.27 Tricast: £871.55
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 55 (32%) M [6-11] 78 (33%) H [12-16] 17 (35%)

3:45 Warwick 25 Aug 2008

Syd Mercer Memorial Handicap