Full Result 3.50 Chelmsford (AW) | 21 August 2008

Wickham Bishops Handicap

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) 1m Standard

1st £7,569.60 2nd £2,265.60 3rd £1,132.80 4th £566.40 5th £282

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	14. Irish Mayhem (USA) 12/1 Eddie Ahern Brian Meehan	Eddie Ahern Brian Meehan	3	91	84	84	98	–
bb c Woodman (USA) - Adventurous Di (USA) (Private Account)
Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway and ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, readily (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 3	1. Yarqus 12/1 Liam Jones Clive Brittain	Liam Jones Clive Brittain	5	913 b	90	84	98	–
b g Diktat - Will You Dance (Shareef Dancer)
In touch, ridden 3f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, kept on well under pressure to go 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner (op 14-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ hd [3¼]	5. Hazzard County (USA) 7/1 Richard Mullen David Simcock	Richard Mullen David Simcock	4	910	87	81	95	–
ch c Grand Slam (USA) - Sweet Lexy May (USA) (Danzig)
Took keen hold in midfield until steadied to rear after 1f, headway 2f out, ran on well final furlong, went 3rd near finish, never a threat to winner

4⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [3½]	16. Mount Hermon (IRE) 13/2 Travis Block ³ Hughie Morrison	Travis Block ³ Hughie Morrison	4	811 b	77	70	84	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Machudi (Bluebird)
Held up in touch on outer, headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, soon headed and one pace (op 15-2)

5⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4]	7. Trans Siberian 9/1 Joe Fanning Paul Cole	Joe Fanning Paul Cole	4	99	86	78	92	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Dina Line (USA) (Diesis)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, every chance until one pace just inside final furlong (op 10-1)

6⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [5]	2. Furnace (IRE) 12/1 Hayley Turner Michael Bell	Hayley Turner Michael Bell	4	911	88	77	91	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Lyrical Dance (USA) (Lear Fan)
Steadied start, switched sharply left after start, behind, headway 3f out, hard driven 2f out, kept on to chase leaders entering final furlong, no impression after

7⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [5½]	6. Kings Point (IRE) 16/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	7	910	87	75	89	–
b h Fasliyev (USA) - Rahika Rose (Unfuwain)
Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, beaten when not much room final 100yds (op 14-1)

8⁽¹³⁾ 3 [8½]	11. Grand Vizier (IRE) 8/1 Jack Mitchell ⁵ Chris Wall	Jack Mitchell ⁵ Chris Wall	4	90	82	63	77	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - Distant Decree (USA) (Distant View)
Soon bustled along in rear, edged out right off of rail 2f out, kept on under pressure, never troubled leaders (op 10-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ hd [8¾]	4. Count Ceprano (IRE) 10/1 David Probert ⁵ Mark Usher	David Probert ⁵ Mark Usher	4	95	87	68	82	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Camerlata (Common Grounds)
Steadied start, held up, effort and not clear run briefly well over 1f out, never troubled leaders (op 12-1)

10⁽⁹⁾ 6 [14¾]	8. Dear Maurice 5/1F Tom Queally Ed Dunlop	Tom Queally Ed Dunlop	4	98	85	51	66	–
b c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Shamaiel (IRE) (Lycius)
Dwelt, held up in midfield on outer, ridden and no headway over 2f out, well behind final furlong (tchd 6-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [17¾]	13. Always A Rock (IRE) 12/1 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	3	94	87	44	60	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Rachelle (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
Chased leaders, driven 3f out, soon struggling, no chance from over 1f out

12⁽¹⁾ ¾ [18½]	9. Neardown Beauty (IRE) 33/1 Pat Cosgrave Alan McCabe	Pat Cosgrave Alan McCabe	5	98 p	85	42	57	–
br m Bahhare (USA) - Habla Me (IRE) (Fairy King)
Held up in midfield on inner, ridden and no progress over 2f out, well behind over 1f out

13⁽²⁾ 2½ [21]	3. Gallantry 20/1 Ian Mongan Paul Howling	Ian Mongan Paul Howling	6	911	88	38	55	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Gay Gallanta (USA) (Woodman)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong

14⁽¹²⁾ nse [21]	12. Choreography 16/1 Paul Doe Jim Best	Paul Doe Jim Best	5	94 p	81	31	48	–
ch g Medicean - Stark Ballet (USA) (Nureyev)
In touch until ridden and struggling halfway, no chance final 2f (tchd 20-1)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 11 [32]	15. Flying Valentino 25/1 P J McDonald ³ Alan Swinbank	P J McDonald ³ Alan Swinbank	4	811	77	–	18	–
b f Primo Valentino (IRE) - Flying Romance (IRE) (Flying Spur)
Raced in midfield, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, no chance final 2f, eased inside final furlong, tailed off

15 ran Off time: 3:51:00 Winning time: 1m 40.26s (slow by 4.76s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Salient (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Dean Fleming (Irish Mayhem) 1st breeder: Heaven Trees Farm
2nd owner: Saeed Manana (Yarqus)
3rd owner: Khalifa Dasmal (Hazzard County)
Tote win: £16.30 PL: £5.30 £5 £3 Ex: £149.50 CSF: £152.14 Tricast: £753.35
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 68 (28%) M [6-11] 31 (37%) H [12-16] 51 (35%)

3:50 Chelmsford (AW) 21 Aug 2008

Wickham Bishops Handicap