Full Result 7.20 Epsom | 6 July 2006

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(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (6f3yds) 6f Good

1st £8,096.25 2nd £2,408.75 3rd £1,203.75 4th £601.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	9. Steel Blue 6/1 Hayley Turner Richard Whitaker	Hayley Turner Richard Whitaker	6	810	76	65	87	–
b g Atraf - Something Blue (Petong)
Made virtually all, hard ridden over 1f out, held on well

2⁽⁸⁾ ¾	2. Idle Power (IRE) 11/2 Amir Quinn ³ Jim Boyle	Amir Quinn ³ Jim Boyle	8	97	90	77	99	–
b g Common Grounds - Idle Fancy (Mujtahid)
Tracked leading pair going well, ridden to press winner final furlong, always held (op 5-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [2¼]	8. Fantasy Believer 11/2 Darryll Holland John Quinn	Darryll Holland John Quinn	8	92	82	65	87	–
b g Sure Blade (USA) - DeliciousI (Dominion)
Held up towards rear, headway and edged left from over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left) (tchd 5-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [3¼]	1. Beaver Patrol (IRE) 11/4F Shane Kelly R F Johnson Houghton	Shane Kelly R F Johnson Houghton	4	913	93	73	95	–
ch g Tagula (IRE) - Erne Project (IRE) (Project Manager)
Held up towards rear, some headway when hampered just inside final furlong, switched right, nearest finish (op 3-1 tchd 10-3 in a place)

5⁽⁷⁾ shd [3¼]	5. Purus (IRE) 12/1 Joe Fanning Philip Mitchell	Joe Fanning Philip Mitchell	4	93	83	63	84	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Pariana (USA) (Bering)
Pressed winner, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong (op 14-1)

6⁽²⁾ 1¾ [5]	6. Fast Heart 8/1 Liam Keniry David Nicholls	Liam Keniry David Nicholls	5	93 t	83	58	79	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Heart Of India (IRE) (Try My Best)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong (tchd 9-1)

7⁽³⁾ ¾ [5¾]	7. Pic Up Sticks 10/1 Ryan Moore Brendan Powell	Ryan Moore Brendan Powell	7	93	83	55	77	–
gr g Piccolo - Between The SticksI (Pharly)
Held up towards rear, moderate effort over 2f out, never able to challenge (op 12-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6¼]	3. Jayanjay 12/1 Nelson De Souza ³ Miss B Sanders	Nelson De Souza ³ Miss B Sanders	7	94	87	58	79	–
b g Piccolo - Morica (Moorestyle)
Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, no danger after (op 11-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 14 [20¼]	4. Bird Over 12/1 Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett	Seb Sanders Ralph Beckett	4	94	84	12	34	–
b f Bold Edge - High Bird (IRE) (Polar Falcon)
Steadied start and switched left to inside, always behind, no chance final 2f (jockey said filly was never travelling)

9 ran Off time: 7:21:00 Winning time: 1m 8.77s (slow by 0.97s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Country Lane Partnership (Steel Blue) 1st breeder: R T And Mrs Watson
2nd owner: The Idle B's (Idle Power)
3rd owner: The Fantasy Fellowship B (Fantasy Believer)
Tote win: £8.90 PL: £2.40 £2.10 £2 Ex: £61.40 CSF: £38.74 Tricast: £193.16
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (41%) M [4-6] 67 (32%) H [7-9] 50 (27%)

7:20 Epsom 6 Jul 2006

Nikon Handicap