Full Result 4.10 Newcastle | 3 October 2007

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(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m3yds) 1m Str Good

1st £3,562.35 2nd £1,059.85 3rd £529.65 4th £264.55

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	1. Crocodile Bay (IRE) 6/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	4	97	70	68	81	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Shenkara (IRE) (Night Shift)
Held up in touch stands' side, headway to lead that group over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong (op 7-1)

2⁽¹³⁾ 2	7. Mystical Ayr (IRE) 13/2 Phillip Makin Linda Perratt	Phillip Makin Linda Perratt	5	92	65	58	71	–
br m Namid - Scanno's Choice (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Chased stands' side leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 8 in group (op 6-1)

3⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [2½]	11. Dechiper (IRE) 9/2F Royston Ffrench Robert Johnson	Royston Ffrench Robert Johnson	5	813	62	54	67	–
bb g Almutawakel I - Safiya (USA) (Riverman)
Held up stands' side, headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 8 in group (op 6-1 tchd 13-2 in a place)

4⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [3½]	17. White Moss (IRE) 28/1 Paul Fessey Mark H Tompkins	Paul Fessey Mark H Tompkins	3	88	60	50	63	–
b f Peintre Celebre (USA) - Saint Ann (USA) (Geiger Counter)
In touch stands' side, effort over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 8 in group (op 33-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ shd [3½]	5. Esoterica (IRE) 12/1 Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	4	96 b	69	58	71	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Mysterious Plans (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Behind stands' side until stayed on over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 8 in group

6⁽¹²⁾ 1 [4½]	12. Top Jaro (FR) 12/1 Tony Hamilton D W Barker	Tony Hamilton D W Barker	4	813	62	49	62	–
b g Marathon (USA) - Shahmy (USA) (Lear Fan)
Led stands' side until hung left and headed over 1f out, soon beaten, 6th of 8 in group (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	8. Magical Music 6/1 Neil Callan Jeff Pearce	Neil Callan Jeff Pearce	4	90	63	47	60	–
b f Fraam - Magical Flute (Piccolo)
Prominent stands' side, driven over 2f out, soon no extra, 7th of 8 in group (op 7-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [7½]	3. Kildare Sun (IRE) 12/1 Neil Brown ⁵ John Mackie	Neil Brown ⁵ John Mackie	5	92	70	50	63	–
b g Desert Sun - Megan's Dream (IRE) (Fayruz)
Behind far side, headway on outside to lead that group approaching final furlong, kept on, no chance with stands' side, 1st of 7 in group (op 10-1)

9⁽²⁾ 1¼ [8¾]	13. Four Tel 12/1 Sam Hitchcott Nicky Vaughan	Sam Hitchcott Nicky Vaughan	3	813 6	65	42	55	–
gr g Vettori (IRE) - Etienne Lady (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Prominent far side, every chance that group over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 2nd of 7 in group (op 8-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [10¼]	6. Valdan (IRE) 66/1 Dean McKeown Maurice Barnes	Dean McKeown Maurice Barnes	3	94	70	43	57	–
b g Val Royal (FR) - Danedrop (IRE) (Danehill)
Led far side to approaching final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 7 in group

11⁽⁵⁾ ½ [10¾]	15. Pianoforte (USA) 14/1 Micky Fenton Eric Alston	Micky Fenton Eric Alston	5	811	60	32	50	–
b g Grand Slam (USA) - Far Too Loud (CAN) (No Louder)
Behind far side, headway to chase leaders that group over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7 in group (op 16-1)

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [11¾]	9. Emperor's Well 33/1 Nicky Lawes ⁷ Michael Easterby	Nicky Lawes ⁷ Michael Easterby	8	87	63	33	46	–
ch g First Trump - Catherines Well I (Junius)
Took keen hold, prominent stands' side until ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 8 in group

13⁽⁷⁾ 3 [14¾]	16. Fair Shake (IRE) 20/1 Paul Hanagan Karen McLintock	Paul Hanagan Karen McLintock	7	810 v	59	21	35	–
b g Sheikh Albadou - Shamrock Fair (IRE) (Shavian)
Held up in touch far side, effort over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, 5th of 7 in group (op 18-1)

14⁽¹⁾ shd [15]	4. Shy Glance (USA) 25/1 Mark Lawson ³ P Monteith	Mark Lawson ³ P Monteith	5	93	69	31	45	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Royal Shyness (Royal Academy)
Close up far side until ridden and no extra from over 2f out, 6th of 7 in group (op 33-1)

15⁽³⁾ ½ [15½]	10. Titinius (IRE) 14/1 Kevin Darley Micky Hammond	Kevin Darley Micky Hammond	7	90	63	24	38	–
ch g Titus Livius (FR) - Maiyria (IRE) (Shernazar)
In touch far side until hung left and weakened over 2f out, last of 7 in group

15 ran Off time: 4:14:00 Winning time: 1m 40.76s (slow by 2.76s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Ansells Pride (withdrawn; spread plate), It's A Dream (vet's certificate)
Rule 4: Ansells Pride was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 28/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: Ian Bishop (Crocodile Bay) 1st breeder: James And Joe Brannigan
2nd owner: Ayrshire Racing (Mystical Ayr)
3rd owner: Larkin Armstrong (Dechiper)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £2.90 £2.80 £1.90 Ex: £20.20 CSF: £41.86 Tricast: £168.31 Trifecta: £48 Pool £201.85 - 2.98 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 19 (27%) M [6-11] 51 (26%) H [12-17] 80 (47%)

4:10 Newcastle 3 Oct 2007

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