Full Result 7.15 Epsom | 20 July 2006

The Sportsman Newspaper Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo) (1m2f17yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £7,772.40 2nd £2,312.40 3rd £1,155.60 4th £577.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	5. Cantabilly (IRE) 100/30 Ted Durcan Mick Channon	Ted Durcan Mick Channon	3	810	68	59	72	–
b c Distant Music (USA) - Cantaloupe (Priolo)
Settled in 4th, switched right over 2f out, effort to challenge final furlong, driven to lead narrowly last 75yds (op 7-2)

2⁽¹⁾ nk	1. Ned Ludd (IRE) 5/1 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	3	97	79	70	82	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Zanella (IRE) (Nordico)
Settled in 3rd until tracked leader 3f out, led well over 1f out, soon driven, headed last 75yds, just held (op 13-2)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [2¼]	3. Nefski Alexander (USA) 11/1 Eddie Ahern Paul Cole	Eddie Ahern Paul Cole	3	92	74	61	73	–
b c Minardi (USA) - Reluctant Guest (USA) (Hostage)
Held up in last, close up straight and going well, poised to challenge over 1f out, hard ridden and found nil final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 9-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 3 [5¼]	2. Always Baileys (IRE) 11/4 J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	3	95	77	58	71	–
ch g Mister Baileys - Dubiously (USA) (Jolie Jo)
Chased leader to 3f out, soon ridden and struggling, faded (op 3-1)

5⁽³⁾ 1 [6¼]	4. Pagan Crest 15/8F Kerrin McEvoy Amanda Perrett	Kerrin McEvoy Amanda Perrett	3	811 b¹	69	48	61	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Maria Theresa (Primo Dominie)
Took keen hold, led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened tamely (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 13-8 tchd 2-1 and 9-4 in a place)