Full Result 2.20 Chester | 11 May 2006

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(Class 2) (0-100, 4yo+) (5f15yds) 5f Good To Firm

1st £15,141.60 2nd £4,531.20 3rd £2,265.60 4th £1,132.80 5th £564

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	10. Merlin's Dancer 11/2 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	6	88	90	82	103	–
b g Magic Ring I (IRE) - La Piaf (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well (op 6-1 tchd 13-2 in a place)

2⁽⁴⁾ ¾	11. Judd Street 4/1F Steve Carson R F Johnson Houghton	Steve Carson R F Johnson Houghton	4	87 6	89	78	99	–
b g Compton Place - Pudding Lane (IRE) (College Chapel)
Chased leaders, ridden to take 2nd over 1f out, ran on under pressure (op 9-2 tchd 7-2 in a place)

3⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [2½]	1. Green Manalishi 7/1 Philip Robinson David Arbuthnot	Philip Robinson David Arbuthnot	5	94	100	83	104	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Silca-Cisa (Hallgate)
Went right start, soon bumped, midfield, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of leading pair (op 13-2)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [3]	12. Mine Behind 50/1 Alan Munro John Best	Alan Munro John Best	6	86	88	69	90	–
b g Sheikh Albadou - Arapi (IRE) (Arazi)
Soon outpaced and behind, switched right and headway over 1f out, finished well

5⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [3¼]	8. Desert Lord 25/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	6	810 b	92	73	93	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Red Carnival (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Hung left soon after start, in touch, ridden and lost place over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [3½]	2. Qadar (IRE) 20/1 James Doyle ⁵ Nick Littmoden	James Doyle ⁵ Nick Littmoden	4	813	100	79	100	–
b g Xaar - Iktidar (Green Desert)
Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong

7⁽⁷⁾ hd [3¾]	5. Pivotal's Princess (IRE) 8/1 Richard Mullen Ed McMahon	Richard Mullen Ed McMahon	4	813	95	74	94	–
ch f Pivotal - Art Princess (IRE) (Fairy King)
In touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

8⁽¹²⁾ ½ [4¼]	7. The Lord 33/1 Tony Culhane Bill Turner	Tony Culhane Bill Turner	6	811	93	70	91	–
b g Averti (IRE) - Lady Longmead (Crimson Beau)
Not much room soon after start, midfield, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge

9⁽⁹⁾ hd [4½]	15. Caribbean Coral 25/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	7	84 3	86	62	83	–
ch g Brief Truce (USA) - Caribbean Star (Soviet Star)
Hampered start, held up, headway when not clear run over 1f out, no chance and not knocked about after (op 20-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ ½ [5]	16. Wanchai Lad 16/1 Paul Quinn David Nicholls	Paul Quinn David Nicholls	5	84 4	86	60	81	–
b g Danzero (AUS) - Frisson (Slip Anchor)
Soon pushed along, headway 3f out, ridden and not clear run over 1f out, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge (op 20-1)

11⁽¹³⁾ ½ [5½]	6. Peace Offering (IRE) 14/1 Franny Norton David Nicholls	Franny Norton David Nicholls	6	813	95	68	88	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Amnesty Bay (Thatching)
Hampered soon after start, midfield, ridden and lost place 2f out, keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong, soon eased

12⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6]	9. Enchantment 12/1 Frankie Dettori Milton Bradley	Frankie Dettori Milton Bradley	5	810 p	92	63	83	–
b m Compton Place - Tharwa (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
With winner until over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

13⁽¹⁵⁾ 1 [7]	13. Trinculo (IRE) 25/1 Paul Fessey David Nicholls	Paul Fessey David Nicholls	9	86	88	55	76	–
b g Anita's Prince - Fandangerina (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
In rear, ridden and switched left over 1f out, soon not clear run, no danger

14⁽³⁾ shd [7]	4. Cape Royal 11/2 Ryan Moore Milton Bradley	Ryan Moore Milton Bradley	6	91 t	97	64	85	–
b g Prince Sabo - Indigo I (Primo Dominie)
Midfield, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 6-1)

15⁽¹⁾ 1 [8]	14. Right Answer 16/1 J F Egan Tim Easterby	J F Egan Tim Easterby	4	85	87	50	71	–
b f Lujain (USA) - Quiz Show (Primo Dominie)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, held when eased inside final furlong (jockey said filly lost its action)

15 ran Off time: 2:21:00 Winning time: 59.75s (slow by 0.75s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Fromsong (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Chalfont Foodhalls Ltd (Merlin's Dancer) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: G C Stevens (Judd Street)
3rd owner: Derrick C Broomfield (Green Manalishi)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.80 £1.90 £3.10 Ex: £20.20 CSF: £25.31 Tricast: £164.26 Trifecta: £142.90 Pool: £1,731.10 - 8.60 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 48 (53%) M [6-10] 59 (31%) H [11-16] 43 (16%)

2:20 Chester 11 May 2006

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