Full Result 2.35 Doncaster | 28 May 2005

Merlin Land Rover Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo+) (7f6yds) 7f Good To Firm

1st £12,557 2nd £4,763 3rd £1,732 4th £1,732 5th £541.25 6th £324.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	3. El Coto 13/2 Ben Swarbrick ⁵ Ed McMahon	Ben Swarbrick ⁵ Ed McMahon	5	90	93	77	99	–
b g Forzando - Thatcherella (Thatching)
Mid-division, outpaced halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on to lead near finish

2⁽¹²⁾ hd	1. Compton's Eleven 16/1 Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon	Sam Hitchcott Mick Channon	4	99	97	80	102	–
gr g Compton Place - Princess Tara (Prince Sabo)
Always prominent, ridden to chase leader and edged left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on

3⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [¾]	6. Nashaab (USA) 33/1 Richard Mullen David Evans	Richard Mullen David Evans	8	93 v	91	73	95	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Tajannub (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, ran on well (op 25-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ dht [¾]	10. Cardinal Venture (IRE) 10/1 Andrew Mullen ⁵ Kevin Ryan	Andrew Mullen ⁵ Kevin Ryan	7	88	87	69	91	–
b g Bishop Of Cashel - Phoenix Venture (IRE) (Thatching)
Led, ridden over 1f out, headed near finish (tchd 11-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [2¼]	7. Fantasy Believer 33/1 Micky Fenton John Quinn	Micky Fenton John Quinn	7	92	90	68	90	–
b g Sure Blade (USA) - DeliciousI (Dominion)
Held up, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders (op 25-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [3]	5. Flighty Fellow (IRE) 9/1 J F Egan Tim Easterby	J F Egan Tim Easterby	5	94 b	92	68	90	–
ch g Flying Spur (AUS) - Al Theraab (USA) (Roberto)
Prominent, chased leader over 2f out to over 1f out, no extra (tchd 8-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [4½]	12. Doitnow (IRE) 20/1 Tony Hamilton ³ Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton ³ Richard Fahey	4	87 p	84	56	78	–
b g Princely Heir (IRE) - Tonys Gift (Midyan)
Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace

8⁽¹⁾ shd [4½]	8. Valjarv (IRE) 9/1 Vince Slattery Nick Littmoden	Vince Slattery Nick Littmoden	4	90	88	59	81	–
b f Bluebird (USA) - Iktidar (Green Desert)
Started slowly, outpaced, headway and not clear run over 1f out, not trouble leaders (op 15-2)

9⁽²⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	2. Middlemarch I (IRE) 40/1 Nicky Mackay Jim Goldie	Nicky Mackay Jim Goldie	5	99	97	64	86	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Blanche Dubois (Nashwan)
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out

10⁽³⁾ 3 [9¼]	4. Red Romeo I 10/1 Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	4	94	92	50	72	–
ch g Case Law (IRE) - Enchanting Eve (Risk Me)
Chased leader over 4f, weakened final furlong (tchd 11-1)

11⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [10]	9. Desert Lord 33/1 Graham Gibbons Alan Berry	Graham Gibbons Alan Berry	5	90	88	44	66	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Red Carnival (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Chased leaders over 5f (op 28-1)

12⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [13½]	11. Kamanda Laugh 7/2J Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	813	87	34	56	–
ch g Most Welcome - Kamada (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, headway halfway, weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding was unsuited by fast ground) (op 10-3 tchd 4-1)

13⁽⁹⁾ 28 [41½]	13. Selective 7/2J Kevin Darley David Nicholls	Kevin Darley David Nicholls	6	89	83	–	–	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Portelet (Night Shift)
Held up, headway halfway, weakened over 2f out (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 3-1 tchd 4-1)

13 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 1m 27.20s (slow by 3.90s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: R J H Ltd & J P Hames (El Coto) 1st breeder: J H Widdows
2nd owner: PCM Racing (Compton's Eleven)
3rd owner: M W Lawrence (Nashaab) Tony Fawcett (Cardinal Venture)
Tote win: £8 PL: £2.50 £4.80 Ex: £115.10 CSF: £97.18
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 41 (26%) M [5-9] 45 (45%) H [10-13] 64 (29%)

2:35 Doncaster 28 May 2005

Merlin Land Rover Handicap