Full Result 8.35 Folkestone | 19 July 2007

The Racecourse of Kent Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m1f149yds) 1m1½f Good To Firm

1st £4,857.75 2nd £1,445.25 3rd £722.25 4th £360.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	7. Emerald Wilderness (IRE) 7/4F Hugh Bowman Ed Dunlop	Hugh Bowman Ed Dunlop	3	95 6	86	76	95	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Simla Bibi (Indian Ridge)
Chased leader until led 2f out, soon ridden, just held on (op 5-2)

2⁽⁶⁾ hd	1. Tears Of A Clown (IRE) 14/1 Richard Kingscote ³ Jamie Osborne	Richard Kingscote ³ Jamie Osborne	4	911	85	75	96	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Mood Swings (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Held up in last pair, still last well over 1f out, weaved through and rapid headway just inside final furlong, just failed

3⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [1½]	5. Press The Button (GER) 8/1 Eddie Ahern Jim Boyle	Eddie Ahern Jim Boyle	4	98	79	66	85	–
b g Dansili - Play Around (IRE) (Niniski)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure, one pace inside final furlong (op 9-1)

4⁽¹⁾ nk [1¾]	8. Rose Of Petra (IRE) 5/1 Jamie Hamblett ⁷ Sir Michael Stoute	Jamie Hamblett ⁷ Sir Michael Stoute	3	811	85	72	91	–
b f Golan (IRE) - Desert Beauty (IRE) (Green Desert)
Took keen hold, held up well in touch, lost place 3f out, rallied and ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 10-3)

5⁽²⁾ nk [2]	6. Spanish Don 8/1 William Buick ⁵ David Elsworth	William Buick ⁵ David Elsworth	9	91	77	63	82	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Spanish Wells (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Pulled hard, held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden 2f out, one pace (op 15-2)

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [2¼]	2. Pagan Sword 7/1 Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	Jim Crowley Amanda Perrett	5	913	84	69	89	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Vanessa Bell (IRE) (Lahib)
Held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace (op 6-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [3]	3. Robustian 7/1 Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	4	912	83	67	86	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Pontressina (USA) (St Jovite)
Held up in last pair, came wide and effort 2f out, no headway from 1f out (op 8-1)

8⁽³⁾ 2 [5]	9. Siena Star (IRE) 16/1 Micky Fenton Stef Higgins	Micky Fenton Stef Higgins	9	812	69	49	68	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Gooseberry Pie (Green Desert)
Waited with in midfield, ridden 3f out, not pace to trouble leaders (op 12-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	4. General Knowledge (USA) 25/1 Michael Hills Brendan Powell	Michael Hills Brendan Powell	4	99 t	80	58	77	–
ch g Diesis - Reams Of Verse (USA) (Nureyev)
Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out

9 ran Off time: 8:35:00 Winning time: 2m 0.63s (fast by 2.37s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mohammed Jaber (Emerald Wilderness) 1st breeder: Mrs Joan Murphy
2nd owner: Mountgrange Stud (Tears Of A Clown)
3rd owner: Brian McAtavey (Press The Button)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.30 £4.70 £2.60 Ex: £51.60 CSF: £29.77 Tricast: £161.18
Placepot: £14.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £47,883.40. 2,354.40 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £7.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £4,750.10. 466.80 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 37 (29%) M [4-6] 73 (26%) H [7-9] 40 (45%)

8:35 Folkestone 19 Jul 2007

The Racecourse of Kent Handicap