Full Result 4.10 Doncaster | 12 April 2008

Doncaster Exhibition Centre Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 4yo+) (7f6yds) 7f Soft

1st £5,180.80 2nd £1,541.60 3rd £770.40 4th £384.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	5. Stevie Gee (IRE) 14/1 P J McDonald ³ Alan Swinbank	P J McDonald ³ Alan Swinbank	4	91	80	93	93	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Margaree Mary (CAN) (Seeking The Gold)
Tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong to lead near line (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form) (op 16-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ shd	17. King's Bastion (IRE) 15/2 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	4	811	73	85	86	–
b g Royal Applause - Aunty Mary (Common Grounds)
Held up in rear, headway well over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed near line (op 8-1 tchd 7-1)

3⁽³⁾ 3½ [3½]	12. Charlie Tipple 10/1 Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	Ted Durcan Tim Easterby	4	813	75	78	79	–
b g Diktat - Swing Of The Tide (Sri Pekan)
In rear, headway over 2f out and soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 12-1)

4⁽²⁾ nk [4]	16. Swinbrook (USA) 4/1F Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	7	811 v	73	75	76	–
ch g Stravinsky (USA) - Dance Diane (USA) (Affirmed)
Midfield, ridden along 3f out, stayed on under pressure approaching final furlong, nearest finish (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 1 [5]	2. Eau Good 40/1 Mark Coumbe ⁷ Michael Chapman	Mark Coumbe ⁷ Michael Chapman	4	811	80	79	81	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Girl's Best Friend (Nicolotte)
Chased leaders, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

6⁽²⁰⁾ ¾ [5¾]	3. Chjimes (IRE) 22/1 Fergus Sweeney Conor Dore	Fergus Sweeney Conor Dore	4	94	80	77	79	–
b g Fath (USA) - Radiance (IRE) (Thatching)
Held up, headway over 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish (tchd 25-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [7]	15. Society Music (IRE) 16/1 Tony Hamilton Michael Dods	Tony Hamilton Michael Dods	6	811	73	67	68	–
b m Almutawakel I - Society Fair (FR) (Always Fair)
Chased leaders, ridden along 2f out, soon driven and kept on same pace approaching final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [7½]	14. Mezuzah 12/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	8	811	73	65	67	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Mezzogiorno (Unfuwain)
Held up and behind, not much room 3f out, pushed along and headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 14-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 2½ [10]	19. Neon Blue 25/1 Michael Stainton ³ Richard Whitaker	Michael Stainton ³ Richard Whitaker	7	85	70	55	58	–
bb g Atraf - Desert Lynx (IRE) (Green Desert)
Chased leaders on outer, ridden along over 2f out and gradually weakened

10⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [11¼]	1. Cornus 8/1 James Doyle Alan McCabe	James Doyle Alan McCabe	6	94 eb	80	62	64	–
ch g Inchinor - Demerger (USA) (Distant View)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, gradually weakened (tchd 9-1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [15¼]	8. Tencendur (IRE) 10/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	4	91	77	47	51	–
ch g King Charlemagne (USA) - Jallaissine (IRE) (College Chapel)
Led, headed over 4f out, close up until ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened (op 11-1 tchd 9-1)

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 2¼ [17½]	9. Balakiref 14/1 John Cavanagh ⁷ Michael Dods	John Cavanagh ⁷ Michael Dods	9	88	77	41	45	–
b g Royal Applause - Pluck (Never So Bold)
Close up, led over 4f out, ridden along and headed 2f out, soon weakened

13⁽¹³⁾ 3½ [21]	18. Kenmore 10/1 Tom Queally James Given	Tom Queally James Given	6	810	72	26	31	–
b g Compton Place - Watheeqah (USA) (Topsider)
Dwelt, always towards rear

14⁽¹²⁾ 2¾ [23¾]	20. Varadouro (BRZ) 8/1 Silvestre De Sousa David Nicholls	Silvestre De Sousa David Nicholls	5	87	69	14	21	–
b g A Good Reason (BRZ) - Orquidea Vermelha (BRZ) (Lucence)
Chased leaders, ridden along well over 2f out, soon driven and weakened (tchd 10-1)

15⁽¹⁸⁾ hd [23¾]	4. Red Romeo I 28/1 Samuel Drury ⁷ Noel Wilson	Samuel Drury ⁷ Noel Wilson	7	811	80	25	31	–
ch g Case Law (IRE) - Enchanting Eve (Risk Me)
Raced alone stands' side, prominent, edged across to join main group in centre over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the soft ground)

16⁽¹⁷⁾ 5 [28¾]	7. Prospect Court 16/1 Andrew Mullen ³ Alistair Whillans	Andrew Mullen ³ Alistair Whillans	6	813	78	8	16	–
ch g Pivotal - Scierpan (USA) (Sharpen Up)
In touch, ridden along over 2f out and soon weakened (op 20-1)

16 ran Off time: 4:11:00 Winning time: 1m 28.64s (slow by 5.34s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Angaric (unsuitable ground), Piper's Song (vet's certificate), Starlight Gazer (self certificate), Westport (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Steve Gray (Stevie Gee) 1st breeder: Irish National Stud
2nd owner: Edward Ware (King's Bastion)
3rd owner: Norman Jackson (Charlie Tipple)
Tote win: £14.60 PL: £3.10 £2.30 £2.20 Ex: £191.70 CSF: £116.59 Tricast: £1,131.80
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 69 (36%) M [7-13] 60 (39%) H [14-20] 21 (25%)

4:10 Doncaster 12 Apr 2008

Doncaster Exhibition Centre Handicap