Full Result 8.10 Newmarket (July) | 23 July 2010

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(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) 1m4f omsJly Good To Firm

1st £7,771.20 2nd £2,312.40 3rd £1,155.60 4th £577.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Spirit Is Needed (IRE) 5/1 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	4	100 b¹	89	80	97	–
b g No Excuse Needed - The Spirit Of Pace (IRE) (In The Wings)
Always prominent, chased leader 8f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding appeared to have benefited from the first-time blinkers.) (op 8-1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1	10. Sierra Alpha 9/4F Philip Robinson Amanda Perrett	Philip Robinson Amanda Perrett	3	87	80	70	86	–
b c Dansili - Sound Asleep (USA) (Woodman)
Always prominent, chased winner over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, stayed on (jockey said saddle slipped) (op 11-4 tchd 3-1)

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [1¼]	6. Granny McPhee 12/1 Adam Kirby Alan Bailey	Adam Kirby Alan Bailey	4	95	80	69	86	–
b f Bahri (USA) - Allumette (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on (op 8-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [2¾]	2. Strategic Mount 13/2 Kieren Fallon Paul Cole	Kieren Fallon Paul Cole	7	913	88	75	92	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Danlu (USA) (Danzig)
Steadied start, held up, headway under pressure over 1f out, not reach leaders (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

5⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [3½]	5. Magicalmysterytour (IRE) 16/1 Stevie Donohoe Willie Musson	Stevie Donohoe Willie Musson	7	99	84	70	86	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Jude (Darshaan)
Held up, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders (op 14-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1 [4½]	3. Aurorian (IRE) 5/1 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	4	911	86	70	87	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Aurelia (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, no extra final furlong (tchd 9-2 and 11-2)

7⁽⁴⁾ 6 [10½]	9. Captain John Nixon 4/1 Andrea Atzeni Pat Eddery	Andrea Atzeni Pat Eddery	3	812	85	59	76	–
b c Beat Hollow - Leaping Flame (USA) (Trempolino)
Chased leader 4f, remained handy, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong (jockey said colt lost its action) (tchd 9-2)

8⁽⁹⁾ 3¼ [13¾]	4. Clear Reef 20/1 Mr Lewis Walsh ⁷ Jane Chapple-Hyam	Mr Lewis Walsh ⁷ Jane Chapple-Hyam	6	93 p	85	54	71	–
b h Hernando (FR) - Trinity Reef (Bustino)
Held up, some headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 14-1)

9⁽²⁾ 9 [22¾]	7. Eton Fable (IRE) 25/1 Travis Block Bill Ratcliffe	Travis Block Bill Ratcliffe	5	94 p	79	33	51	–
b g Val Royal (FR) - Lina Story (Linamix)
Led and soon clear, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

9 ran Off time: 8:13:00 Winning time: 2m 31.48s (slow by 4.68s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Archie Rice (self certificate)
1st owner: Mrs Joan Keaney (Spirit Is Needed) 1st breeder: Mrs Joan Keaney
2nd owner: K Abdullah (Sierra Alpha)
3rd owner: Middleham Park Racing XXVI & Alan Bailey (Granny McPhee)
Tote win: £7.90 PL: £2.10 £1.30 £2.70 Ex: £30.60 CSF: £17.32 Tricast: £131.60 Trifecta: £235.90 Pool: £414.50 - 1.30 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 20 (31%) M [5-7] 57 (25%) H [8-10] 73 (44%)

8:10 Newmarket (July) 23 Jul 2010

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