Full Result 1.00 Doncaster | 28 May 2005

Meadowhall Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m3f197yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £6,987.50 2nd £2,150 3rd £1,075 4th £537.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	12. Sporting Gesture 11/2 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	8	86	71	76	82	–
ch g Safawan - Polly Packer (Reform)
Chased leaders, switched left over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden out (op 4-1 tchd 6-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 3	9. Ganymede I 25/1 Fergus Sweeney John O'Shea	Fergus Sweeney John O'Shea	4	88	73	74	77	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Germane (Distant Relative)
Slowly into stride, held up, headway 3f out, rider dropped reins well over 1f out, soon hung left and chasing winner, no impression final furlong

3⁽⁶⁾ 7 [10]	5. Harcourt (USA) 5/1J Steve Drowne Paul Cole	Steve Drowne Paul Cole	5	90	79	68	72	–
b h Cozzene (USA) - Ballinamallard (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong (op 11-2)

4⁽¹²⁾ nk [10¼]	10. Oldenway 11/2 Tony Hamilton ³ Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton ³ Richard Fahey	6	84	72	61	64	–
b g Most Welcome - Sickle Moon (Shirley Heights)
Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out (op 10-1)

5⁽³⁾ 4 [14¼]	7. Mexican Pete 14/1 Chris Catlin Peter Hiatt	Chris Catlin Peter Hiatt	5	813	78	60	64	–
b g Atraf - Eskimo Nel (IRE) (Shy Groom)
Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

6⁽¹¹⁾ shd [14½]	3. Barking Mad (USA) 13/2 Andrew Mullen ⁵ Kevin Ryan	Andrew Mullen ⁵ Kevin Ryan	7	812	82	64	68	–
bb g Dayjur (USA) - Avian Assembly (USA) (General Assembly)
Led, clear 10f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 6-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [15¾]	11. Doctored 33/1 Jamie Jones ⁷ David Evans	Jamie Jones ⁷ David Evans	4	80 b	72	52	56	–
ch g Dr Devious (IRE) - Polygueza (FR) (Be My Guest)
Prominent, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 2f out

8⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [17]	4. Marias Magic 5/1J Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	4	91	80	58	62	–
b f Mtoto - Majoune (FR) (Take Risks)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 11-2)

9⁽¹⁾ 5 [22]	2. Idealistic (IRE) 11/2 Nicky Mackay Luca Cumani	Nicky Mackay Luca Cumani	4	93	82	52	56	–
b f Unfuwain (USA) - L'Ideale (USA) (Alysheba)
Chased leaders over 8f (op 5-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 25 [47]	6. Sound Of Fleet (USA) 14/1 Michael Hills Paul Cole	Michael Hills Paul Cole	4	90	79	6	13	–
ch g Cozzene (USA) - Tempo (USA) (Gone West)
Held up, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, eased final 2f

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [51]	1. Sahem (IRE) 25/1 Micky Fenton Tim Fitzgerald	Micky Fenton Tim Fitzgerald	8	94	83	–	10	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Sumava (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Started slowly, outpaced (jockey said gelding was never travelling)

11 ran Off time: 1:06:00 Winning time: 2m 31.75s (slow by 1.25s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Tight Squeeze (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Steve Hull (Sporting Gesture) 1st breeder: C C Bromley And Son
2nd owner: Jupiter Racing Partnership (Ganymede I)
3rd owner: Sir George Meyrick (Harcourt)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £2 £6.90 £2.30 Ex: £185.20 CSF: £136.50 Tricast: £733.27
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 73 (35%) M [5-7] 46 (31%) H [8-12] 31 (34%)

1:00 Doncaster 28 May 2005

Meadowhall Handicap