Full Result 5.25 Epsom | 4 June 2011

Investec Specialist Bank Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 4yo+) (6f3yds) 6f Good To Firm

1st £12,462 2nd £3,732 3rd £1,866 4th £934 5th £466 6th £234

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	8. Swiss Cross 9/2F Neil Callan Gerard Butler	Neil Callan Gerard Butler	4	90 t	92	89	101	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Swiss Lake (USA) (Indian Ridge)
Chased leader, led going well entering final 3f, clear and ridden over 1f out, driven and tiring inside final furlong, always holding on but all out near finish (op 5-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	1. Tajneed (IRE) 20/1 Cathy Gannon David Nicholls	Cathy Gannon David Nicholls	8	97	99	95	106	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Indian Express (Indian Ridge)
Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure entering final furlong, ran on strongly to snatch 2nd on post (tchd 22-1)

3⁽⁹⁾ nse [½]	13. Fireback 11/2 Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	Jimmy Fortune Andrew Balding	4	810	88	84	95	–
b g Firebreak - So Discreet (Tragic Role)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced entering final 3f, rallied under pressure over 1f out, chased winner 1f out, kept on final 100yds, lost 2nd on post (tchd 6-1)

4⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	2. Lui Rei (ITY) 9/1 Kieran O'Neill ⁵ Robert Cowell	Kieran O'Neill ⁵ Robert Cowell	5	92	99	91	102	–
b h Reinaldo (FR) - My Luigia (IRE) (High Estate)
Soon outpaced in rear, still 14th and switching right just over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 4th last strides, not reach leaders (op 14-1)

5⁽¹³⁾ hd [2]	7. Joseph Henry 12/1 Kieren Fallon David Nicholls	Kieren Fallon David Nicholls	9	90	92	83	94	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Iris May (Brief Truce)
In touch, effort and hanging badly left 2f out, kept hanging but kept on to chase leaders inside final furlong, not much room and stayed on same pace final 100yds (tchd 11-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ nk [2¼]	12. Cape Vale (IRE) 10/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	6	811	89	80	90	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Wolf Cleugh (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Led, headed and ridden entering final 3f, not pace of winner entering final 2f, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 9-1)

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [3]	6. Secret Witness 8/1 Luke Morris Ronald Harris	Luke Morris Ronald Harris	5	91 b	93	81	92	–
ch g Pivotal - It's A Secret (Polish Precedent)
In touch on inner, ridden and outpaced by leaders 3f out, hard driven and rallied over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong (tchd 10-1 in a place)

8⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [3¾]	11. Piazza San Pietro 7/1 James Doyle Andrew Haynes	James Doyle Andrew Haynes	5	811	89	75	85	–
ch g Compton Place - Rainbow Spectrum (FR) (Spectrum)
Raced in midfield, ridden and unable to quicken entering final 3f, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace and no impression inside final furlong (tchd 13-2)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [4¼]	4. Flipando (IRE) 9/1 Graham Gibbons David Barron	Graham Gibbons David Barron	10	95	97	82	92	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Magic Touch (Fairy King)
In touch, ridden and unable to quicken 3f out, rallied and headway under pressure over 1f out, carried left 1f out, stayed on same pace and no impression inside final furlong (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

10⁽³⁾ ½ [4¾]	9. Baby Strange 20/1 Stephen Craine Derek Shaw	Stephen Craine Derek Shaw	7	90	92	75	91	–
gr g Superior Premium - The Manx Touch (IRE) (Petardia)
Steadied start, held up towards rear, headway towards inner well over 1f out, not clear run and badly hampered 1f out, not recover, switched right and stayed on same pace inside final furlong (op 22-1 tchd 16-1)

11⁽²⁾ ½ [5¼]	16. Green Park (IRE) 40/1 Neil Farley ⁵ Declan Carroll	Neil Farley ⁵ Declan Carroll	8	83 b	86	68	78	–
b g Shinko Forest (IRE) - Danccini (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
Stumbled start and slowly into stride, soon ridden along and headway to race in midfield, ridden and unable to quicken 3f out, driven and weakened over 1f out (tchd 33-1)

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 2½ [7¾]	17. Olynard (IRE) 20/1 Fergus Sweeney Dr Richard Newland	Fergus Sweeney Dr Richard Newland	5	88	86	61	70	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Reddening (Blushing Flame)
Always towards rear, ridden and effort over 2f out, never troubled leaders (op 25-1)

13⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [8¼]	15. Esprit De Midas 25/1 Paul Quinn David Nicholls	Paul Quinn David Nicholls	5	89	87	60	69	–
b g Namid - Spritzeria (Bigstone)
Slowly into stride, soon outpaced in rear, hampered 4f out, never troubled leaders

14⁽⁸⁾ ½ [8¾]	14. Sonny Red (IRE) 28/1 Andrew Mullen David Nicholls	Andrew Mullen David Nicholls	7	810	88	60	68	–
b g Redback - Magic Melody (Petong)
Chased leaders, driven and unable to quicken 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 25-1)

15⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [9½]	3. Love Delta (USA) 10/1 Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	Silvestre De Sousa Mark Johnston	4	96	98	67	76	–
bb c Seeking The Gold (USA) - Delta Princess (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Raced in midfield on outer, ridden and effort 3f out, no headway and well beaten final 2f (op 12-1)

15 ran Off time: 5:27:00 Winning time: 1m 8.41s (slow by 0.61s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Parisian Pyramid (other), Summerinthecity (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: A D Spence (Swiss Cross) 1st breeder: Lordship Stud
2nd owner: Alex Nicholls and Finola Devaney (Tajneed)
3rd owner: Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds VII (Fireback)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £2.10 £6.40 £2.40 Ex: £130.30 CSF: £104.43 Tricast: £525.94 Trifecta: £2,407.30 Part won. Pool £3,253.22 - 0.61 winning units.
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £304.50 to a £1 stake. Pool of £294,270.22 - 705.37 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £60.50 to a £1 stake. Pool of £14,454.16 - 176.70 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 56 (36%) M [7-11] 51 (29%) H [12-16] 43 (35%)

5:25 Epsom 4 Jun 2011

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