Full Result 3.30 Yarmouth | 24 August 2008

Great Yarmouth Mercury Handicap

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m3yds) 1m Good To Soft

1st £2,266.60 2nd £674.45 3rd £337.05 4th £168.35

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	11. Life's A Whirl 12/1 Tom McLaughlin Christine Dunnett	Tom McLaughlin Christine Dunnett	6	810 p	46	33	57	–
b m Machiavellian (USA) - Spinning Top (Alzao)
Slowly into stride, held up, switched left and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead and hung right from over 1f out, ran on (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ 2¾	13. Circadian Rhythm 20/1 Royston Ffrench Stuart Williams	Royston Ffrench Stuart Williams	3	88	50	30	54	–
br f Lujain (USA) - Maristax (Reprimand)
Prominent, switched right over 6f out, chased leader halfway, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 22-1 tchd 25-1)

3⁽²⁾ 1½ [4¼]	2. Poppets Sweetlove 8/1 David Kinsella Andrew Haynes	David Kinsella Andrew Haynes	4	910	60	37	62	–
b f Foxhound (USA) - Our Poppet (IRE) (Warning)
Hampered start, held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 15-2)

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [5]	4. Al Rayanah 5/1J Saleem Golam George Prodromou	Saleem Golam George Prodromou	5	93 p	53	28	53	–
b m Almushtarak (IRE) - Desert Bloom (FR) (Last Tycoon)
Edged right start, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on (tchd 9-2 and 11-2)

5⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [5¾]	7. Ducal Pip Squeak 20/1 P Nolan ⁷ Andrew Haynes	P Nolan ⁷ Andrew Haynes	4	87	50	23	48	–
b f Bertolini (USA) - Creeking (Persian Bold)
Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 33-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [7]	10. Charlie Bear I 14/1 Adam Kirby Zoe Davison	Adam Kirby Zoe Davison	7	812	48	18	43	–
ch h Bahamian Bounty - Abi (Chief's Crown)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong (jockey said horse was unsuited by the good to soft ground) (tchd 16-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [8½]	15. Dawn Wind 28/1 Richard Thomas Ian Wood	Richard Thomas Ian Wood	3	84 1	46	12	37	–
b f Vettori (IRE) - Topper (IRE) (Priolo)
Soon pushed along in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer (op 33-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 5 [13½]	3. Blue Savannah (FR) 7/1 Adrian Nicholls Graham Smith	Adrian Nicholls Graham Smith	3	94	60	13	39	–
b f Anabaa (USA) - Isla Azul (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous (op 5-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [15¾]	16. Lavender And Lace 50/1 Frankie McDonald Tom Keddy	Frankie McDonald Tom Keddy	3	84 1 tp	46	–	20	–
b f Barathea (IRE) - Summertime Legacy (Darshaan)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

10⁽⁴⁾ 4 [19¾]	8. Too Hot To Handle (IRE) 16/1 Luke Morris ³ James Eustace	Luke Morris ³ James Eustace	3	810	55	–	20	–
br f Elnadim (USA) - Tropical Zone (Machiavellian)
Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon edged right, never dangerous (op 11-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ ½ [20¼]	5. Rain Stops Play (IRE) 5/1J Pat Cosgrave Mick Quinn	Pat Cosgrave Mick Quinn	6	93	53	–	18	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Pinta (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened (jockey said gelding lost a shoe) (op 6-1 tchd 9-2 and 13-2 in places)

12⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [22]	6. Gee Ceffyl Bach 14/1 Stacy Renwick ⁷ John Harris	Stacy Renwick ⁷ John Harris	4	88 p	51	–	12	–
b f Josr Algarhoud (IRE) - Miletrian Cares (IRE) (Hamas)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened (op 20-1)

13⁽¹⁶⁾ 3 [25]	1. Josephine Malines 15/2 Tom Queally Ann Duffield	Tom Queally Ann Duffield	4	910	60	–	14	–
b f Inchinor - Alrisha (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened 3f out (op 9-1)

14⁽¹³⁾ 2¼ [27¼]	12. Glitz (IRE) 10/1 Matthew Davies ⁷ George Baker	Matthew Davies ⁷ George Baker	3	83 v¹	52	–	–	–
b f Hawk Wing (USA) - Lunar Lustre (IRE) (Desert Prince)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out (op 8-1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ 7 [34¼]	14. Jolie Fleur 22/1 Hayley Turner Don Cantillon	Hayley Turner Don Cantillon	3	84 1	46	–	–	–
b f Josr Algarhoud (IRE) - Jenny Rocket (Minster Son)
Soon pushed along in rear, behind from halfway (op 40-1)

15 ran Off time: 3:32:00 Winning time: 1m 42.83s (slow by 8.83s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Charming Tale (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Life's a Whirl Partnership (Life's A Whirl) 1st breeder: Queen Elizabeth II
2nd owner: Circadian (Circadian Rhythm)
3rd owner: Graham Robinson (Poppets Sweetlove)
Tote win: £18.90 PL: £4.90 £12.50 £3 Ex: £315.10 CSF: £242.60 Tricast: £2,051.72
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 66 (34%) M [7-11] 59 (30%) H [12-16] 25 (36%)

3:30 Yarmouth 24 Aug 2008

Great Yarmouth Mercury Handicap