Full Result 7.25 Epsom | 2 July 2009

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(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (7f3yds) 7f Good To Firm

1st £4,857 2nd £1,445.25 3rd £722.25 4th £360.75

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	7. Victoria Sponge (IRE) 5/2F Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	93	81	81	91	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Trill (Highest Honor)
Tracked leading pair, progress against rail to go 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, soon in command, driven out (op 10-3 thcd 7-2 in places)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1	3. Desert Dreamer (IRE) 10/1 Richard Evans ⁵ David Evans	Richard Evans ⁵ David Evans	8	95 6	80	81	87	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Follow That Dream (Darshaan)
Held up in 7th, progress 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well to take 2nd last 150yds, unable to challenge (op 7-1 tchd 13-2 and 12-1 in a place)

3⁽²⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	2. Wellington Square 4/1 Travis Block Hughie Morrison	Travis Block Hughie Morrison	4	100	84	82	88	–
b g Millkom - Tempestosa (Northern Tempest)
Held up in 5th, effort over 2f out but soon not quicken, kept on final furlong to take 3rd last strides (op 7-2)

4⁽⁶⁾ nk [2½]	1. Den's Gift (IRE) 5/1 Adam Kirby Clive Cox	Adam Kirby Clive Cox	5	100 b	84	81	87	–
rg g City On A Hill (USA) - Romanylei (IRE) (Blues Traveller)
Led, pressed 3f out and edged away from far rail, headed over 1f out, one pace and lost 2 places inside final furlong (op 11-2)

5⁽⁹⁾ 2¼ [4¾]	8. Ivory Lace 8/1 Jim Crowley Steve Woodman	Jim Crowley Steve Woodman	8	90	70	61	67	–
b m Atraf - Miriam (Forzando)
Held up in 6th on outer, not quicken over 2f out, no progress after until kept on inside final furlong (op 13-2)

6⁽⁵⁾ nse [4¾]	4. Prince Of Thebes (IRE) 8/1 Paul Doe Michael Attwater	Paul Doe Michael Attwater	8	99	79	70	76	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Persian Walk (FR) (Persian Bold)
Pressed leader, upsides 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, gradually faded (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 3¼ [8]	6. Purus (IRE) 14/1 Seb Sanders Roger Teal	Seb Sanders Roger Teal	7	98	78	61	66	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Pariana (USA) (Bering)
Held up in last, not travel well downhill, ridden 3f out, no real progress (op 16-1 tchd 12-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [10¾]	5. Lodi (IRE) 8/1 Ian Mongan John Akehurst	Ian Mongan John Akehurst	4	98 t	78	54	59	–
ch g Bertolini (USA) - Lady Of Leisure (USA) (Diesis)
Chased leading trio until weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong (op 12-1)

8 ran Off time: 7:26:00 Winning time: 1m 21.23s (slow by 0.13s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Rocket Rob (self certificate)
1st owner: Simon Leech (Victoria Sponge) 1st breeder: Corrin Stud & Peter McCutcheon
2nd owner: R Piff (Desert Dreamer)
3rd owner: Roger Barby & Sir T Cassel (Wellington Square)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.50 £2.80 £1.60 Ex: £20.20 CSF: £28.59 Tricast: £97.50

7:25 Epsom 2 Jul 2009

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