Full Result 4.55 Haydock | 26 September 2008

Griffiths & Armour Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (1m30yds) 1m OMS Good To Firm

1st £9,346.50 2nd £2,799 3rd £1,399.50 4th £700.50 5th £349.50 6th £175.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	4. Kal Barg 6/1 J-P Guillambert Michael Jarvis	J-P Guillambert Michael Jarvis	3	92	92	67	101	–
b g Medicean - Persian Air (Persian Bold)
Soon close up, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong and held on gamely (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

2⁽¹²⁾ ½	9. Suits Me 12/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	5	813	85	58	93	–
ch g Bertolini (USA) - Fancier Bit (Lion Cavern)
Held up on outer in midfield, headway 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out and every chance until no extra towards finish (op 14-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	5. Rainbow Mirage (IRE) 13/2 Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon	Graham Gibbons Ed McMahon	4	91	87	58	92	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Embers Of Fame (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out and every chance until driven and no extra inside final furlong (op 15-2 tchd 8-1)

4⁽³⁾ ¾ [2½]	2. Scartozz 16/1 Andrea Atzeni ⁷ Marco Botti	Andrea Atzeni ⁷ Marco Botti	6	812 b	91	60	94	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Amazing Bay (Mazilier)
Held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 14-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¼]	11. Silver Rime (FR) 9/2F Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	811	87	54	89	–
gr c Verglas (IRE) - Severina (Darshaan)
In touch on inner, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

6⁽¹³⁾ ½ [3¾]	13. Opus Maximus (IRE) 7/1 Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	Greg Fairley Mark Johnston	3	89 6	85	51	85	–
ch g Titus Livius (FR) - Law Review (IRE) (Case Law)
Led, ridden along 3f out, headed well over 1f out and gradually weakened (op 8-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 2 [5¾]	14. Brasingaman Hifive 9/1 Dale Gibson Geraldine Rees	Dale Gibson Geraldine Rees	3	84	80	41	76	–
b f High Estate - Our Miss Florence (Carlitin)
In midfield, effort and some headway 3f out, soon ridden along and no impression final 2f (op 10-1 tchd 8-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [6]	10. Gala Casino Star (IRE) 25/1 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	3	812	88	49	83	–
ch c Dr Fong (USA) - Abir (Soviet Star)
Chased leaders, effort 3f out, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out and gradually weakened (op 20-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 7 [13]	8. Goodbye Mr Bond 12/1 David Allan Eric Alston	David Allan Eric Alston	8	813	85	29	64	–
b g Elmaamul (USA) - Fifth Emerald (Formidable I)
Held up, always in rear (op 14-1)

10⁽²⁾ nk [13¼]	1. Kay Gee Be (IRE) 7/1 Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	Jamie Spencer M J Wallace	4	98	94	37	72	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Pursuit Of Truth (USA) (Irish River)
Held up in rear, switched right and some headway over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten (tchd 13-2 and 15-2)

11⁽⁷⁾ 3¼ [16½]	3. Mujood 33/1 Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	Steve Carson Eve Johnson Houghton	5	95 v	91	26	62	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Waqood (USA) (Riverman)
Chased leading pair, ridden along 3f out, soon weakened

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1¾ [18¼]	7. Major Magpie (IRE) 10/1 Darryll Holland Michael Dods	Darryll Holland Michael Dods	6	90 6	86	17	53	–
b g Rossini (USA) - Picnic Basket (Pharly)
Held up in rear, effort and some headway 3f out, soon ridden and never a factor (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)

12 ran Off time: 4:56:00 Winning time: 1m 41.36s (slow by 3.36s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Navajo Joe (unsuitable ground), Rochefort (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (Kal Barg) 1st breeder: Mrs C G Gardiner
2nd owner: D E Cook (Suits Me)
3rd owner: R L Bedding (Rainbow Mirage)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £2 £3.60 £3 Ex: £69.60 CSF: £75.68 Tricast: £487.08
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 35 (38%) M [6-10] 44 (25%) H [11-14] 71 (37%)

4:55 Haydock 26 Sep 2008

Griffiths & Armour Handicap