Full Result 12.00 Lingfield (AW) | 15 December 2004

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(Class 7) (0-45, 3yo+) (7f1yds) 7f Standard

1st £1,568 2nd £448 3rd £224

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	10. Tango Step (IRE) 7/1 Pat Cosgrave Bernard Lawlor	Pat Cosgrave Bernard Lawlor	4	811	45	30	48	–
b g Sesaro (USA) - Leitrim Lodge (IRE) (Classic Music)
Held up, progress 3f out, soon driven, stayed on to lead final 150yds, idled in front, just held on (op 6-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ shd	1. Averami 100/30F Neil Chalmers ³ Andrew Balding	Neil Chalmers ³ Andrew Balding	3	90 b	40	36	54	–
bb f Averti (IRE) - Friend For Life (Lahib)
Tracked leaders going well, effort 2f out, ridden to challenge final furlong, stayed on same pace, just failed (op 3-1 tchd 11-4, 7-2 in places)

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [nk]	7. Rathmullan 16/1 Steve Carson Eric Wheeler	Steve Carson Eric Wheeler	5	811 b	40	30	47	–
ch g Bluegrass Prince (IRE) - National Time (USA) (Lord Avie)
Mostly chased leader, driven from halfway, led under pressure over 1f out, headed final 150yds, kept on well

4⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [1¼]	9. Super Song 20/1 Francis Ferris David Evans	Francis Ferris David Evans	4	811 tv	45	27	45	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Highland Rhapsody (IRE) (Kris)
Led at decent pace, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong (op 16-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ nk [1½]	2. American Embassy (USA) 8/1 Rory Moore ⁵ V Smith	Rory Moore ⁵ V Smith	4	86	45	26	44	–
b c Quiet American (USA) - Foreign Courier (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Settled in rear, outpaced 3f out, progress on inner 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders (op 6-1 tchd 9-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [2]	11. Tom From Bounty 40/1 Paul Doe William de Best-Turner	Paul Doe William de Best-Turner	4	811	40	25	43	–
ch g Opera Ghost - Tempus Fugit I (Timeless Times)
Held up well in rear, plenty to do when not clear run over 2f out and snatched up, rapid progress final furlong, finished strongly (op 28-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ nk [2½]	6. Neutral Night (IRE) 12/1 Chris Catlin Roy Brotherton	Chris Catlin Roy Brotherton	4	811 v	45	24	42	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Neutrality (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Raced midfield, outpaced 3f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, unable to challenge

8⁽¹⁾ 1 [3½]	5. Gentle Response 12/1 Richard Smith Brett Johnson	Richard Smith Brett Johnson	4	811 b	40	21	39	–
b f Puissance - Sweet Whisper (Petong)
Tracked leaders going well, effort 2f out, close up over 1f out, not much room but finding nothing final furlong (op 14-1)

9⁽¹³⁾ 3 [6½]	8. Ridicule 14/1 J F Egan Jonathan Portman	J F Egan Jonathan Portman	5	811 v	40	13	31	–
b g Piccolo - Mockingbird (Sharpo)
Held up well in rear and raced wide, outpaced 3f out, no chance after, kept on steadily (tchd 16-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [7]	3. Badou 10/1 Dane O'Neill Les Hall	Dane O'Neill Les Hall	4	811 b¹	45	12	30	–
b g Averti (IRE) - Bint Albadou (IRE) (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 3f out, struggling after (op 11-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [12]	14. Zinging 11/2 Tom Queally John Bridger	Tom Queally John Bridger	5	811 v	45	–	17	–
b g Fraam - Hi Hoh (IRE) (Fayruz)
Chased leaders to 3f out, soon beaten (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

12⁽²⁾ 8 [20]	4. Bahamian Belle 33/1 Gavin Faulkner Phil McEntee	Gavin Faulkner Phil McEntee	4	811	35	–	–	–
b f Bahamian Bounty - Marjorie's Memory (IRE) (Fairy King)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered and prominent, weakened rapidly 2f out

13⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [20¾]	13. Zak Facta (IRE) 25/1 John McAuley Miss D A McHale	John McAuley Miss D A McHale	4	811 v	40	–	–	–
b g Danetime (IRE) - Alexander Goddess (IRE) (Alzao)
Raced wide, prominent to halfway, weakened

14⁽⁸⁾ 14 [34¾]	12. Whiplash (IRE) 33/1 Adrian Nicholls Ken Cunningham-Brown	Adrian Nicholls Ken Cunningham-Brown	3	811 v¹	40	–	–	–
b g Orpen (USA) - La Colombari (ITY) (Lomond)
Reluctant to race and left 20 lengths, always tailed off

14 ran Off time: 12:00:00 Winning time: 1m 25.92s (slow by 3.92s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Maine Syndicate (Tango Step) 1st breeder: David Fitzgerald
2nd owner: I A Balding (Averami)
3rd owner: E A Wheeler (Rathmullan)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £1.90 £1.40 £3.80 Ex: £19.60 CSF: £27.39
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 68 (46%) M [6-9] 57 (20%) H [10-14] 25 (34%)

12:00 Lingfield (AW) 15 Dec 2004

betdirect.co.uk Banded Stakes (Div I)