Full Result 4.25 Catterick | 26 April 2006

Moonax Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (1m4f13yds) 1m4f Firm

1st £5,181.60 2nd £1,541.60 3rd £770.40 4th £384.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁶⁾	12. Saif Sareea 4/5F Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	6	88	59	31	73	–
b g Atraf - Slipperose (Persepolis)
Pulled hard and rapid headway to lead after 4f, quickened clear over 2f out easily (op 10-11 tchd evens in places)

2⁽¹⁵⁾ 3½	3. Mceldowney 5/1 Greg Fairley ⁵ Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley ⁵ Mark Johnston	4	811	68	34	72	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Ayodhya (IRE) (Astronef)
Tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden along 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner (op 11-2)

3⁽¹³⁾ hd [3¾]	15. Zarova (IRE) 12/1 Mrs Adele Mulrennan ⁷ Michael Easterby	Mrs Adele Mulrennan ⁷ Michael Easterby	4	711 1	56	22	60	–
gr g Zafonic (USA) - Estarova (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase winner well over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish (op 11-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 2 [5¾]	8. Fardi (IRE) 66/1 Daniel Tudhope ³ K W Hogg	Daniel Tudhope ³ K W Hogg	4	88	63	26	63	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Shuruk (Cadeaux Genereux)
Midfield, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong

5⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6¼]	14. Hugs Destiny (IRE) 20/1 Dean McKeown Maurice Barnes	Dean McKeown Maurice Barnes	5	85 3	56	18	56	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Embracing (Reference Point)
Led over 3f, chased winner until ridden along 3f out, driven and one pace final 2f (op 16-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ nk [6½]	9. Royal Flynn 12/1 Phillip Makin Michael Dods	Phillip Makin Michael Dods	4	811	63	24	62	–
b g Royal Applause - Shamriyna (IRE) (Darshaan)
Towards rear, headway well over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on, not reach leaders

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [7¼]	1. Loves Travelling (IRE) 20/1 David Nolan ³ Noel Wilson	David Nolan ³ Noel Wilson	6	92	70	30	68	–
b g Blues Traveller (IRE) - Fast Love (IRE) (Second Set)
Held up and behind, headway 4f out, ridden along over 2f out, soon driven and no impression (op 16-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 2 [9¼]	13. Scarrabus (IRE) 25/1 Saleem Golam ³ Andrew Crook	Saleem Golam ³ Andrew Crook	5	83 1 1	57	14	52	–
b g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Errazuriz (IRE) (Classic Music)
Never near leaders (op 20-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 1 [10¼]	6. Bramantino (IRE) 25/1 Fergal Lynch Thomas Cuthbert	Fergal Lynch Thomas Cuthbert	6	90	65	20	58	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Headrest (Habitat)
Always towards rear (op 20-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ ½ [10¾]	10. Tiger Frog (USA) 16/1 Dale Gibson John Mackie	Dale Gibson John Mackie	7	89 p	60	14	52	–
b g French Deputy (USA) - Woodyoubelieveit (USA) (Woodman)
Always towards rear (op 14-1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [11½]	16. Celtic Shadow (IRE) 25/1 David Allan Keith Reveley	David Allan Keith Reveley	4	84 1	56	9	47	–
b g Celtic Swing - Shabby Chic (USA) (Red Ransom)
Prominent, ridden along over 4f out, driven over 2f out and soon weakened (op 20-1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 16 [27½]	4. Etijahaat (IRE) 50/1 Lee Enstone Chris Fairhurst	Lee Enstone Chris Fairhurst	4	92	68	–	34	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Dance Ahead (Shareef Dancer)
Midfield, headway and close up 7f out, ridden along 4f out, soon weakened (op 33-1)

12 ran Off time: 4:25:00 Winning time: 2m 36.62s (slow by 3.82s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Duroob (unsuitable ground), Fort Churchill (unsuitable ground), I'll Do It Today (vet's certificate), Oman Gulf (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Ipso Facto Syndicate (Saif Sareea) 1st breeder: Mrs M Beddis
2nd owner: C G Maybury (Mceldowney)
3rd owner: Steve Hull (Zarova)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.10 £2.10 £2.70 Ex: £6.40 CSF: £3.95 Tricast: £28.83
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 46 (13%) M [8-12] 23 (16%) H [13-16] 81 (71%)

4:25 Catterick 26 Apr 2006

Moonax Handicap