Full Result 2.10 Hamilton | 26 September 2005

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(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo) (5f4yds) 5f OMS Good

1st £4,234.75 2nd £1,303 3rd £651.50 4th £325.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	9. Brave Bear 9/2 Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	Kevin Darley Tim Easterby	3	89 b	58	66	69	–
br f Bold Edge - Sarah Bear (Mansingh)
Close up, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on (tchd 5-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1	7. Brut 4/1F Frankie Dettori D W Barker	Frankie Dettori D W Barker	3	811	60	64	68	–
b g Mind Games - Champenoise (Forzando)
Led, headed 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 7-2)

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [1½]	1. Howards Princess 20/1 Tom Eaves Ian Semple	Tom Eaves Ian Semple	3	95 6 p	68	71	74	–
gr f Lujain (USA) - Grey Princess (IRE) (Common Grounds)
In touch, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 14-1)

4⁽¹³⁾ ½ [2]	4. One Great Idea (IRE) 16/1 Phillip Makin David Barron	Phillip Makin David Barron	3	92	65	66	69	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Scenaria (IRE) (Scenic)
Towards rear, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 14-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ hd [2¼]	10. Flying Heart 8/1 Tony Culhane Mick Channon	Tony Culhane Mick Channon	3	87 1	56	56	59	–
ch f Bahamian Bounty - Flying Wind (Forzando)
Chased leaders, ridden along well over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 2½ [4¾]	5. Navigation (IRE) 5/1 Saleem Golam ⁵ Tim Etherington	Saleem Golam ⁵ Tim Etherington	3	810	64	55	58	–
ch c Bahamian Bounty - Bridge Pool (First Trump)
Prominent, ridden along and hung right well over 1f out, soon weakened (op 9-2)

7⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [5½]	2. Rosein 10/1 Willie Supple Geraldine Rees	Willie Supple Geraldine Rees	3	94	67	56	59	–
b f Komaite (USA) - Red Rosein (Red Sunset)
Slowly away, headway halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ shd [5½]	8. Geordie Dancer (IRE) 11/1 Fergal Lynch Alan Berry	Fergal Lynch Alan Berry	3	810 6 p	59	47	50	–
b g Dansili - Awtaar (USA) (Lyphard)
In touch, ridden along 2f out, soon weakened (op 10-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 3 [8½]	6. Almaty Express 10/1 Greg Fairley ⁷ John Weymes	Greg Fairley ⁷ John Weymes	3	85 p	61	38	42	–
b g Almaty (IRE) - Express Girl (Sylvan Express)
Never dangerous (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ nk [8¾]	11. Beverley Beau 20/1 Kristin Stubbs ⁷ Linda Stubbs	Kristin Stubbs ⁷ Linda Stubbs	3	711 1	53	29	33	–
b g Inchinor - Oriel Girl (Beveled)
Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, soon weakened (tchd 25-1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [10½]	13. Compton Classic 66/1 Paul Hanagan Jim Goldie	Paul Hanagan Jim Goldie	3	84 8 b¹	53	23	26	–
b g Compton Place - Ayr Classic (Local Suitor)
Soon outpaced and always in rear (trainer said colt would not face the first time blinkers) (op 50-1)

12⁽⁸⁾ 10 [20½]	12. Shatin Leader 66/1 Andrew Mullen ⁵ Linda Perratt	Andrew Mullen ⁵ Linda Perratt	3	713 6 p	53	–	–	–
b f Atraf - Star Dancer (Groom Dancer)
Soon outpaced and always in rear (jockey said filly was unsuited by the good ground)

12 ran Off time: 2:10:00 Winning time: 58.66s (slow by 0.46s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Angelofthenorth (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: W H Ponsonby (Brave Bear) 1st breeder: Toby Barker
2nd owner: Exors of the late D W Barker (Brut)
3rd owner: Gordon McDowall (Howards Princess)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £1.70 £1.50 £4.50 Ex: £14.10 CSF: £20.25 Tricast: £311.13
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 35 (39%) M [6-9] 42 (34%) H [10-13] 73 (27%)

2:10 Hamilton 26 Sep 2005

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