Full Result 4.50 Hamilton | 18 August 2010

Griffiths & Armour Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m4f17yds) 1m4f OMS Good

1st £2,914.20 2nd £867.15 3rd £433.35 4th £216.45

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	6. Epic I (IRE) 5/2F Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	910 6 b	76	82	85	–
b g Celtic Swing - Needwood Epic (Midyan)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right, stayed on strongly (tchd 3-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¾	2. Graceful Descent (FR) 5/1 Gary Bartley ³ Jim Goldie	Gary Bartley ³ Jim Goldie	5	911	70	74	76	–
b m Hawk Wing (USA) - Itab (USA) (Dayjur)
Close up, led over 3f out to over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong (tchd 11-2)

3⁽¹⁾ nk [2]	3. Red Kestrel (USA) 16/1 Julie Burke ⁷ Kevin Ryan	Julie Burke ⁷ Kevin Ryan	5	94	67	70	73	–
ch g Swain (IRE) - The Caretaker (IRE) (Caerleon)
Led 2f, close up, driven and outpaced over 4f out, rallied 2f out, stayed on well towards finish

4⁽²⁾ ½ [2½]	1. Patavium (IRE) 12/1 Dale Swift ⁵ Edwin Tuer	Dale Swift ⁵ Edwin Tuer	7	99	70	72	75	–
b g Titus Livius (FR) - Arcevia (IRE) (Archway)
Led after 2f to over 3f out, rallied, kept on same pace inside final furlong (tchd 11-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	4. Amir Pasha (UAE) 15/2 Adam Carter ⁷ Micky Hammond	Adam Carter ⁷ Micky Hammond	5	93 p	66	66	69	–
br g Halling (USA) - Clarinda (IRE) (Lomond)
Tracked leaders, driven 3f out, kept on same pace over 1f out (op 7-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [5½]	8. Sovento (GER) 15/2 Martin Harley ⁵ Shaun Harley	Martin Harley ⁵ Shaun Harley	6	90	61	58	61	–
ch g Kornado - Second Game (GER) (Second Set)
Held up, driven and effort on outside over 2f out, edged right and no impression over 1f out (op 9-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ shd [5¾]	9. Regent's Secret (USA) 8/1 Ian Brennan ⁵ Jim Goldie	Ian Brennan ⁵ Jim Goldie	10	811	58	55	58	–
br g Cryptoclearance (USA) - Misty Regent (CAN) (Vice Regent)
Slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never reached leaders (op 12-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ shd [5¾]	5. Helieorbea 25/1 Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman Tim Easterby	4	910 b¹	66	63	66	–
b g Reset (AUS) - Rendition (Polish Precedent)
In touch until edged right and outpaced from 2f out

9⁽⁵⁾ hd [6]	7. King's Head (IRE) 40/1 Lee Newman Linda Perratt	Lee Newman Linda Perratt	7	95	61	58	60	–
bg g King's Best (USA) - Ustka (Lomond)
Held up, pushed along 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never on terms

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [9]	10. Casino Night 5/1 Silvestre De Sousa Geoffrey Harker	Silvestre De Sousa Geoffrey Harker	5	91	57	49	51	–
ch m Night Shift (USA) - Come Fly With Me (Bluebird)
In touch until driven and weakened from 2f out (tchd 9-2)

11⁽³⁾ 57 [66]	12. Decimus Meridius (IRE) 50/1 Andrew Elliott Howard Johnson	Andrew Elliott Howard Johnson	3	88	60	–	–	–
ch g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Simaat (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Took keen hold, midfield, ridden and struggling over 5f out, tailed off

11 ran Off time: 4:51:00 Winning time: 2m 35.72s (slow by 2.12s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Louisa (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Racegoers Club Owners Group (Epic I) 1st breeder: P D Savill
2nd owner: Eric Nisbet & Stan Moffat (Graceful Descent)
3rd owner: Hambleton Racing Ltd XII (Red Kestrel)
Tote win: £3.60 PL: £2.50 £2.30 £8.30 Ex: £16.80 CSF: £14.45 Tricast: £167.23
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 69 (27%) M [5-7] 37 (22%) H [8-12] 44 (51%)

4:50 Hamilton 18 Aug 2010

Griffiths & Armour Handicap