Full Result 2.30 York | 18 August 2005

VC Bet Nunthorpe Stakes (Group 1)

(Class 1) (2yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £127,600 2nd £48,400 3rd £24,200 4th £11,000 5th £5,500 6th £3,300

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	15. La Cucaracha 7/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	98	110	101	116	–
b f Piccolo - Peggy Spencer (Formidable I)
Held up in midfield, headway 2f out, quickened to lead just inside final furlong, held on towards finish (op 6-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ hd	13. The Tatling (IRE) 7/1 Ryan Moore Milton Bradley	Ryan Moore Milton Bradley	8	911	111	103	118	–
bb g Perugino (USA) - Aunty Eileen (Ahonoora)
Held up, headway 2f out, edged left and stayed on well inside final furlong, just held, saddle slipped (op 15-2 tchd 8-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ 1 [1¼]	9. Majestic Missile (IRE) 33/1 Jimmy Fortune William Haggas	Jimmy Fortune William Haggas	4	911 t	106	100	115	–
b c Royal Applause - Tshusick (Dancing Brave)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on well final furlong, hampered near line

4⁽³⁾ nk [1½]	5. Boogie Street 25/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	4	911	111	99	114	–
b c Compton Place - Tart And A Half (Distant Relative)
Led until just inside final furlong, no extra

5⁽⁵⁾ hd [1¾]	4. Benbaun (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	4	911 v	110	98	113	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Escape To Victory (Salse)
With leaders, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 12-1)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [2¼]	7. Fayr Jag (IRE) 50/1 T Quinn Tim Easterby	T Quinn Tim Easterby	6	911	106	96	111	–
b g Fayruz - Lominda (IRE) (Lomond)
Behind, headway stands' side 2f out, stayed on well towards finish

7⁽⁷⁾ shd [2¼]	1. Avonbridge 6/1 Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	Steve Drowne Roger Charlton	5	911 b	114	96	111	–
b h Averti (IRE) - Alessia (Caerleon)
With leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in places)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2½]	2. Bahamian Pirate (USA) 100/1 Darryll Holland David Nicholls	Darryll Holland David Nicholls	10	911	112	95	110	–
ch g Housebuster (USA) - Shining Through I (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, kept on well final furlong

9⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [2½]	6. Chineur (FR) 2/1F Christophe-Patrice Lemaire M Delzangles	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire M Delzangles	4	911	–	95	110	–
b c Fasliyev (USA) - Wardara (Sharpo)
Dwelt, behind, made way towards far side, stayed on final 2f, finished strongly (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 in places)

10⁽⁴⁾ nk [3]	16. Nipping (IRE) 16/1 Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet	3	96	–	91	106	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Zelda (IRE) (Caerleon)
Mid-division, effort 2f out, kept on

11⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [3]	12. Talbot Avenue 100/1 Darren Williams Michael Mullineaux	Darren Williams Michael Mullineaux	7	911	99	93	108	–
b g Puissance - Dancing Daughter (Dance In Time)
Held up in mid-division, effort 2f out, kept on, never reached leaders

12⁽⁶⁾ nk [3½]	10. Moss Vale (IRE) 11/1 Kieren Fallon B W Hills	Kieren Fallon B W Hills	4	911	110	92	113	–
b c Shinko Forest (IRE) - Wolf Cleugh (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Chased leaders, well held when hampered well inside final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

13⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	8. Fire Up The Band 16/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	6	911	107	88	102	–
b g Prince Sabo - Green Supreme (Primo Dominie)
With leaders, weakened just inside final furlong (op 20-1)

14⁽⁹⁾ hd [4¾]	14. The Trader I (IRE) 66/1 Ted Durcan Michael Blanshard	Ted Durcan Michael Blanshard	7	911 b	112	87	102	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Snowing (Tate Gallery)
Always in rear (op 50-1)

15⁽²⁾ 1¾ [6½]	3. Balmont (USA) 9/1 Mick Kinane Jeremy Noseda	Mick Kinane Jeremy Noseda	4	911	110	81	95	–
b c Stravinsky (USA) - Aldebaran Light (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Chased leaders, lost place over 1f out (op 10-1)

16⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [8¼]	11. Orientor 100/1 Fergal Lynch Jim Goldie	Fergal Lynch Jim Goldie	7	911	109	75	89	–
b h Inchinor - Orient (Bay Express)
Chased leaders on outside, lost place over 1f out

16 ran Off time: 2:31:00 Winning time: 56.82s (fast by 0.58s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Exors of The Late Guy Reed (La Cucaracha) 1st breeder: G Reed
2nd owner: Dab Hand Racing (The Tatling)
3rd owner: Flying Tiger Partnership (Majestic Missile)
Tote win: £8.40 PL: £2.80 £2.50 £8.60 Ex: £59.50 CSF: £54.22 Trifecta: £3,878.30 Part won. Pool: £5,462.52 - 0.40 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 41 (22%) M [6-11] 37 (36%) H [12-16] 72 (42%)

2:30 York 18 Aug 2005

VC Bet Nunthorpe Stakes (Group 1)