Full Result 5.35 Goodwood | 30 July 2004

Stewards' Sprint Stakes (Handicap) Class B

(Class 2) (3yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £13,108 2nd £4,972 3rd £2,486 4th £1,130 5th £565 6th £339

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²²⁾	5. Merlin's Dancer 10/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	4	95	80	96	94	–
b g Magic Ring I (IRE) - La Piaf (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Raced against near side rail, made virtually all, clear final furlong, driven out (op 12-1)

2⁽²³⁾ 1¼	18. High Ridge 9/1 Franny Norton Milton Bradley	Franny Norton Milton Bradley	5	87 p	68	79	78	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Change For A Buck (USA) (Time For A Change)
Raced against near side rail, well in rear of group, ridden over 2f out, progress over 1f out, stayed on strongly to take 2nd near finish (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in places and 8-1)

3⁽²⁵⁾ ½ [1¾]	1. Dame De Noche 16/1 Neil Callan James Given	Neil Callan James Given	4	910	85	94	94	–
b f Lion Cavern (USA) - Goodnight Kiss (Night Shift)
Close up near side, chased winner halfway, no impression 1f out, flashed tail inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish (tchd 18-1 and 20-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [3]	16. Albashoosh 12/1 Ted Durcan David Nicholls	Ted Durcan David Nicholls	6	89	70	74	75	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Annona (USA) (Diesis)
Dwelt, raced far side, in rear until progress halfway, led group well over 1f out, clear final furlong, no chance with leadin trio near side (op 8-1)

5⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [3½]	8. Romany Nights (IRE) 40/1 Fergus Sweeney James Unett	Fergus Sweeney James Unett	4	93 b	78	80	81	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Gipsy Moth (Efisio)
Tracked near side leaders, ridden 2f out, hanging and not quicken over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

6⁽²⁶⁾ ¾ [4¼]	6. Hard To Catch (IRE) 40/1 Mark Savage ⁵ Dean Ivory	Mark Savage ⁵ Dean Ivory	6	90 b	80	82	81	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Brook's Dilemma (Known Fact)
Raced near side, well in rear of group, ridden over 2f out, ran on from just over 1f out, nearest finish

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [5¾]	24. Ballybunion (IRE) 16/1 Paul Hanagan David Nicholls	Paul Hanagan David Nicholls	5	712 6	59	55	56	–
ch g Entrepreneur - Clarentia (Ballad Rock)
Raced in midfield of far side group, hard ridden to chase group leader over 1f out, no impression final furlong, kept on (op 14-1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [7¼]	20. Pays D'Amour (IRE) 66/1 Paul Doe David Nicholls	Paul Doe David Nicholls	7	83 t	64	54	56	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Lady Of The Land (Wollow)
Raced on outer of near side group, in touch, edged right final 2f, one pace final furlong

9⁽⁶⁾ hd [7½]	9. Idle Power (IRE) 14/1 Martin Dwyer Jim Boyle	Martin Dwyer Jim Boyle	6	92 p	77	66	68	–
b g Common Grounds - Idle Fancy (Mujtahid)
Dwelt, raced far side, tracked leaders, one pace from over 1f out

10⁽²⁴⁾ shd [7½]	21. Online Investor 12/1 Eddie Ahern David Nicholls	Eddie Ahern David Nicholls	5	83	64	52	55	–
b g Puissance - Anytime Baby (Bairn)
Raced near side, well in rear, switched right 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong (op 14-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ ½ [8]	10. Currency 33/1 J F Egan Milton Bradley	J F Egan Milton Bradley	7	91 b¹	76	62	66	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - On Tiptoes (Shareef Dancer)
Tracked near side leaders, close up 2f out, soon not quicken under pressure, faded final furlong (op 28-1)

12⁽⁸⁾ shd [8¼]	14. Undeterred 13/2 Kevin Darley David Barron	Kevin Darley David Barron	8	813 3	74	59	63	–
ch g Zafonic (USA) - Mint Crisp (IRE) (Green Desert)
Towards rear of far side group, effort 2f out, one pace and never able to challenge (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 and 15-2 in places)

13⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [8¾]	25. Attorney 66/1 David Kinsella Derek Shaw	David Kinsella Derek Shaw	6	712 13 v	59	44	47	–
ch g Wolfhound (USA) - Princess Sadie (Shavian)
Raced in midfield near side, ridden and not quicken 2f out, no progress after

14⁽³⁾ ¾ [9½]	11. Parkside Pursuit 25/1 Ryan Moore Milton Bradley	Ryan Moore Milton Bradley	6	90	75	57	61	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Ivory Bride (Domynsky)
Well in rear far side, effort 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no progress final furlong

15⁽²¹⁾ shd [9½]	23. Time To Remember I (IRE) 10/1 Royston Ffrench David Nicholls	Royston Ffrench David Nicholls	6	712 2	59	40	44	–
b g Pennekamp (USA) - Bequeath (USA) (Lyphard)
Chased winner near side to halfway, weakened over 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

16⁽²⁰⁾ shd [9½]	3. Pax 33/1 Alex Greaves David Nicholls	Alex Greaves David Nicholls	7	98	83	63	68	–
ch g Brief Truce (USA) - Child's Play I (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Started slowly, raced near side and soon in midfield, outpaced over 2f out, effort and not clear run over 1f out, no chance after

17⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [10¾]	13. Lord Of The East 16/1 Joe Fanning David Nicholls	Joe Fanning David Nicholls	5	813	74	49	55	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Fairy Free (Rousillon)
Made most on far side to well over 1f out, gradually weakened (tchd 18-1)

18⁽¹⁵⁾ hd [11]	17. Obe One 20/1 Paddy Mathers ⁵ Alan Berry	Paddy Mathers ⁵ Alan Berry	4	82	68	42	49	–
b g Puissance - Plum Bold (Be My Guest)
Raced in midfield near side, hard ridden over 2f out, hanging right and weakened over 1f out

19⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [11¾]	12. Devon Flame 33/1 Frankie McDonald ³ Ron Hodges	Frankie McDonald ³ Ron Hodges	5	811	75	46	53	–
b g Whittingham (IRE) - UAE Flame (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
With far side leader until weakened well over 1f out

20⁽⁷⁾ nk [12]	2. Plateau 16/1 Jimmy Fortune David Nicholls	Jimmy Fortune David Nicholls	5	99	84	54	61	–
b g Zamindar (USA) - Painted Desert (Green Desert)
Restless stalls, raced in rear of far side group, no real progress final 2f

21⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [12½]	26. Long Weekend (IRE) 100/1 Joanna Badger Derek Shaw	Joanna Badger Derek Shaw	6	712 16	59	29	35	–
b g Flying Spur (AUS) - Friday Night (USA) (Trempolino)
Raced near side, well in rear of group, hanging right from 2f out, no progress

22⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [12¾]	4. Loyal Tycoon (IRE) 6/1F Liam Treadwell ⁵ David Nicholls	Liam Treadwell ⁵ David Nicholls	6	92 3	82	51	58	–
br g Royal Abjar (USA) - Rosy Lydgate (Last Tycoon)
With far side leaders for 4f, not quicken over 1f out, eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran flat) (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in places)

23⁽¹¹⁾ 1½ [14¼]	22. Prince Of Blues (IRE) 66/1 S Righton Michael Mullineaux	S Righton Michael Mullineaux	6	712 b	59	22	30	–
b g Prince Of Birds (USA) - Reshift (Night Shift)
With far side leaders for 4f, weakened

24⁽¹³⁾ ½ [14¾]	19. Sir Don (IRE) 66/1 Liam Keniry ³ David Nicholls	Liam Keniry ³ David Nicholls	5	83 1 v	67	28	37	–
b g Lake Coniston (IRE) - New Sensitive (Wattlefield)
Dwelt, raced on outer of near side group, chased leaders until weakened 2f out

25⁽¹⁸⁾ 8 [22¾]	15. Landing Strip (IRE) 66/1 Dane O'Neill James Eustace	Dane O'Neill James Eustace	4	811	72	1	18	–
b g Dolphin Street (FR) - Funny Cut (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Started slowly, raced near side, always in rear, hanging right and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding mised the break)

26⁽⁵⁾ 2 [24¾]	7. Turibius 33/1 Amir Quinn ⁵ Ted Powell	Amir Quinn ⁵ Ted Powell	5	812	78	–	18	–
b g Puissance - Compact Disc (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Tracked far side leaders until weakened over 1f out, heavily eased inside final furlong (tchd 40-1)

26 ran Off time: 5:37:00 Winning time: 1m 11.47s (slow by 1.37s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: Chalfont Foodhalls Ltd (Merlin's Dancer) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: James Leisure Ltd (High Ridge)
3rd owner: The G-Guck Group (Dame De Noche)
Tote win: £10 PL: £2.20 £3.50 £4.80 Ex: £129.90 CSF: £91.46 Tricast: £933.90
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £438.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £167,653.84. 279.25 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £158.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £7,258.15. 33.90 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-9] 45 (41%) M [10-17] 32 (22%) H [18-26] 73 (37%)

5:35 Goodwood 30 Jul 2004

Stewards' Sprint Stakes (Handicap) Class B