Full Result 3.50 Epsom | 30 August 2004

Burton & Smith Amateur Derby Class C (Handicap For Gentleman Amateur Riders)

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m4f6yds) 1m4f Good

1st £12,180 2nd £4,620 3rd £2,310 4th £1,050 5th £525 6th £315

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	7. Tender Falcon 9/2F A E Lynch Ron Hodges	A E Lynch Ron Hodges	4	117	76	89	88	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - Tendresse (IRE) (Tender King)
Raced wide, in touch, progress and 2nd straight, ridden to lead well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure (tchd 5-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ 1¼	6. Flying Spirit (IRE) 5/1 Mr Simon Walker Gary Moore	Mr Simon Walker Gary Moore	5	117	76	86	86	–
b g Flying Spur (AUS) - All Laughter (IRE) (Vision)
Close up, progress to lead entering straight, ridden and headed well over 2f out, hanging left after, kept on but always held (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [3¾]	10. Desert Island Disc 9/1 Mr S Dobson John Bridger	Mr S Dobson John Bridger	7	116	75	80	81	–
b m Turtle Island (IRE) - Distant Music (Darshaan)
Raced midfield, 7th straight, effort over 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, no impression (op 8-1)

4⁽²⁾ ¾ [4½]	4. Scottish River (USA) 14/1 Lee Newnes Mark Usher	Lee Newnes Mark Usher	5	1112	81	84	86	–
b g Thunder Gulch (USA) - Overbrook (Storm Cat)
Started slowly, well in rear, 9th and some progress straight, effort over 2f out, hanging left but kept on final 2f, no danger

5⁽¹¹⁾ hd [4¾]	11. Skylarker (USA) 11/1 Mr T Callejo Stuart Kittow	Mr T Callejo Stuart Kittow	6	115	74	76	78	–
b g Sky Classic (CAN) - O My Darling (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Disputed lead until headed and 3rd entering straight, stayed pressing leading pair until weakened over 1f out (op 14-1)

6⁽³⁾ 1¼ [6]	1. Flotta 9/1 Eamon Dehdashti Mick Channon	Eamon Dehdashti Mick Channon	5	120	83	82	85	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Heavenly Goddess (Soviet Star)
Towards rear, 8th straight, effort on inner over 2f out, one pace and never reached leaders (op 10-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [6¼]	12. Lennel 9/1 Mr J J Best Alan Bailey	Mr J J Best Alan Bailey	6	112 b	71	69	73	–
b g Presidium - Ladykirk (Slip Anchor)
Ran in snatches, in touch, 6th and wide straight, no impression on leaders from over 2f out (op 8-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 2½ [8¾]	3. AnticipatingI 7/1 Mr L Jefford Andrew Balding	Mr L Jefford Andrew Balding	4	120	83	76	81	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - D'Azy (Persian Bold)
Disputed lead until 4th straight, steadily lost place final 3f (op 8-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 6 [14¾]	8. Rajam 14/1 Henrik Engblom David Nicholls	Henrik Engblom David Nicholls	6	116 v	75	56	64	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Rafif (USA) (Riverman)
Towards rear, 10th straight, soon ridden and struggling

10⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [16¼]	5. Wasted Talent (IRE) 12/1 Mr Loek Van Der Ham Jonathan Portman	Mr Loek Van Der Ham Jonathan Portman	4	117 v	76	54	62	–
b f Sesaro (USA) - Miss Garuda (Persian Bold)
Disputed lead until 5th and starting to struggle straight, weakened 3f out

11⁽¹²⁾ 3½ [19¾]	9. Danakil 14/1 Mr Christophe Guimard Simon Dow	Mr Christophe Guimard Simon Dow	9	116	75	46	56	–
b g Warning - Danilova (USA) (Lyphard)
Settled in rear, 11th straight, soon no progress and beaten

12⁽⁷⁾ 10 [29¾]	2. Dissident (GER) 16/1 Mr O Sauer David Flood	Mr O Sauer David Flood	6	120 v	83	34	48	–
b h Polish Precedent (USA) - Diasprina (GER) (Aspros)
Always towards rear, last and detached straight, well behind after (op 14-1)

12 ran Off time: 3:51:00 Winning time: 2m 43.36s (slow by 8.16s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Eton (reserve), Giunchiglio (reserve)
1st owner: P E Axon (Tender Falcon) 1st breeder: P E Axon
2nd owner: Richard Green (fine Paintings) (Flying Spirit)
3rd owner: W Wood (Desert Island Disc)
Tote win: £6.30 PL: £2.40 £2.30 £2.50 Ex: £22 CSF: £26.49 Tricast: £197.81
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 42 (30%) M [5-8] 81 (43%) H [9-12] 27 (27%)

3:50 Epsom 30 Aug 2004

Burton & Smith Amateur Derby Class C (Handicap For Gentleman Amateur Riders)