Full Result 2.50 Bath | 26 September 2005

St George Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (2m1f24yds) 2m1f Firm

1st £3,814.85 2nd £1,173.80 3rd £586.90 4th £293.45

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	5. Mersey Sound (IRE) 9/2 Liam Keniry David Elsworth	Liam Keniry David Elsworth	7	91	62	42	70	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Coral Sound (IRE) (Glow)
Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on strongly from over 1f out, led final strides

2⁽⁹⁾ hd	8. Lord Nellsson 14/1 Jimmy Fortune Andy Turnell	Jimmy Fortune Andy Turnell	9	89 4	56	36	64	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Miss Petronella (Petoski)
Tracked leaders, led 3f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, caught final strides

3⁽²⁾ 1¼ [1½]	4. Mumbling (IRE) 7/2F T Quinn Brendan Powell	T Quinn Brendan Powell	7	94	65	43	71	–
ch g Dr Devious (IRE) - Valley Lights (IRE) (Dance Of Life)
Chased leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 4f out, stayed on to go 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 9-2)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [6½]	7. Teorban (POL) 22/1 Darryll Holland Dominic Ffrench Davis	Darryll Holland Dominic Ffrench Davis	6	89 1	56	28	56	–
b g Don Corleone - Tabaka (POL) (Pyjama Hunt)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong, never troubled leaders (op 20-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	1. Bendarshaan 8/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	5	100	75	46	74	–
b g Darshaan - Calypso Run (Lycius)
Led at steady pace, headed 7f out, ridden to press leader over 2f out, one pace final furlong (op 5-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [11¼]	3. Absolutelythebest (IRE) 33/1 Robert Havlin John O'Shea	Robert Havlin John O'Shea	4	910	71	38	66	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Recherchee (Rainbow Quest)
Held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never a danger (op 25-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ shd [11¼]	9. Lysander's Quest (IRE) 11/1 Dane O'Neill Roger Ingram	Dane O'Neill Roger Ingram	7	89 5	56	23	50	–
br g King's Theatre (IRE) - Haramayda (FR) (Doyoun)
Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, one pace final 2f (tchd 10-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ shd [11½]	6. Darn Good 5/1 Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	Ryan Moore Richard Hannon Snr	4	810 b	57	23	51	–
ch g Bien Bien (USA) - Thimbalina (Salmon Leap)
Mid-division until 4f out, soon ridden, one pace final 2f (tchd 9-2)

9⁽³⁾ 3 [14½]	10. Top Trees 20/1 Nicky Mackay Stuart Kittow	Nicky Mackay Stuart Kittow	7	89 6	56	19	47	–
b g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Low Line (High Line)
Pulled hard, held up, headway to lead 7f out, headed 3f out, soon ridden and weakened (op 22-1)

10⁽⁴⁾ dist [44½]	2. Malarkey 5/1 Eddie Ahern Stef Higgins	Eddie Ahern Stef Higgins	8	910 t	71	–	–	–
b g Mukaddamah (USA) - Malwiya (USA) (Shahrastani)
Dwelt badly and always tailed off (op 6-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:51:00 Winning time: 3m 48.87s (slow by 6.87s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: A Heaney (Mersey Sound) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud
2nd owner: Dajam Ltd (Lord Nellsson)
3rd owner: Robert Gunn (Mumbling)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.80 £4 £1.30 Ex: £73.80 CSF: £60.19 Tricast: £241.04
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 45 (34%) M [4-7] 35 (54%) H [8-10] 70 (12%)

2:50 Bath 26 Sep 2005

St George Handicap