Full Result 5.35 Newcastle | 20 April 2011

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(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m2f32yds) 1m2f Good To Firm

1st £2,719.92 2nd £809.34 3rd £404.46 4th £202.02

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Desert Romance (IRE) 15/2 Silvestre De Sousa David O'Meara	Silvestre De Sousa David O'Meara	5	97	84	61	93	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Springtime Romance (USA) (Kris S)
Made all, ridden over 2f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong (op 7-1 tchd 13-2 and 8-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¾	3. Line Of Duty I (IRE) 7/2 Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	Robert Winston Alan Swinbank	4	96	83	57	88	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Zibaline (FR) (Linamix)
Tracked winner, challenged over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 4-1)

3⁽²⁾ 2¾ [4½]	5. Munsarim (IRE) 4/1 Michael O'Connell ³ Keith Dalgleish	Michael O'Connell ³ Keith Dalgleish	4	811	77	45	77	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Etizaaz (USA) (Diesis)
Tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, one pace (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ nse [4½]	2. The Galloping Shoe 7/2 Tony Culhane Alistair Whillans	Tony Culhane Alistair Whillans	6	96	83	51	82	–
b g Observatory (USA) - My Way (IRE) (Marju)
Slowly into stride, soon nudgled along detached in last, hard driven 5f out, headway 3f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 4-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 17 [21½]	4. Desert VisionI 10/1 James Sullivan ³ Michael Easterby	James Sullivan ³ Michael Easterby	7	812 tv	78	13	43	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Fragrant Oasis (USA) (Rahy)
Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, eased (op 8-1)

6⁽³⁾ 13 [34½]	6. Mainland (USA) 11/4F Paul Mulrennan Tracy Waggott	Paul Mulrennan Tracy Waggott	5	89	72	–	11	–
b g Empire Maker (USA) - Imroz (USA) (Nureyev)
Dwelt, held up, headway over 4f out, driven 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon heavily eased (jockey said gelding never travelled) (tchd 5-2)

6 ran Off time: 5:35:00 Winning time: 2m 8.50s (slow by 1.50s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: R G Fell (Desert Romance) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: J N Swinbank (Line Of Duty I)
3rd owner: Joseph Leckie & Sons Ltd (Munsarim)
Tote win: £9.70 PL: £2.60 £1.40 Ex: £44.20 CSF: £33.27

Hand timed.

5:35 Newcastle 20 Apr 2011

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