Full Result 6.15 Bath | 16 May 2007

Grosvenor Casino Anchor Road Bristol Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 4yo+) (1m2f37yds) 1m2f Good

1st £2,184 2nd £644.80 3rd £322.56

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	10. Elopement (IRE) 12/1 Liam Jones ³ Mark Brisbourne	Liam Jones ³ Mark Brisbourne	5	81 4	51	34	60	–
ch m Machiavellian (USA) - Melanzane (Arazi)
Chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led well over 2f out, driven and ran on well final furlong (op 14-1)

2⁽³⁾ 1	8. Piano Man 10/1 Richard Kingscote ³ Brendan Powell	Richard Kingscote ³ Brendan Powell	5	85	55	37	62	–
b g Atraf - Pinup (Risk Me)
Towards rear until headway and hampered bend 5f out, stayed on again from over 2f out, kept on to chase winner close home but always held (op 12-1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [3]	5. Fangorn Forest (IRE) 25/1 Tolley Dean ⁵ Ronald Harris	Tolley Dean ⁵ Ronald Harris	4	813 p	65	43	68	–
br f Shinko Forest (IRE) - Edge Of Darkness (Vaigly Great)
Towards rear, headway from 3f out, chased winner and hard driven approaching final furlong, weakened and lost 2nd close home

4⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [3¾]	2. Mae Cigan (FR) 13/8F Franny Norton Michael Blanshard	Franny Norton Michael Blanshard	4	94	65	41	67	–
gr g Medaaly - Concert (Polar Falcon)
Mid-division, headway when hampered bend 5f out, ridden and effort 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders (jockey said gelding suffered interference in running) (tchd 15-8)

5⁽⁸⁾ 2 [5¾]	3. Over Ice 20/1 Jerry O'Dwyer ³ Karen George	Jerry O'Dwyer ³ Karen George	4	91	65	37	63	–
b f Mister Baileys - Oublier L'Ennui (FR) (Bellman)
Chased leaders, went wide bend 5f out, stayed front rank, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

6⁽²⁾ 5 [10¾]	9. Monmouthshire 8/1 Kevin Ghunowa ⁵ Richard Price	Kevin Ghunowa ⁵ Richard Price	4	80 1 2 v	52	15	40	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Croeso Cariad (Most Welcome)
Towards rear, hampered bend 5f out, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding suffered interference in running) (op 10-1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [12¼]	7. Azreme 5/1 Ian Mongan Paul Howling	Ian Mongan Paul Howling	7	91	62	22	47	–
ch g Unfuwain (USA) - Mariette (Blushing Scribe)
Chased leaders until over 3f out, weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 3-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [12¾]	6. First Friend (IRE) 7/2 Hadden Frost ⁷ Martin Hill	Hadden Frost ⁷ Martin Hill	6	88	62	21	46	–
b h Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Bustira (Busted)
Led until headed well over 2f out, soon beaten (vet said horse had a breathing problem) (op 7-1 tchd 10-3)

9⁽¹⁾ 29 [41¾]	11. Lady Lucas (IRE) 100/1 Eddie Creighton Edward Creighton	Eddie Creighton Edward Creighton	4	84 6 t	51	–	–	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Broadfield Lass (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened (jockey said filly had no more to give)

10⁽⁴⁾ 8 [49¾]	1. Sonny Mac 25/1 Chris Catlin Murty McGrath	Chris Catlin Murty McGrath	4	94 tv	65	–	–	–
b c Pivotal - Sea Drift (FR) (Warning)
Chased leaders until weakened over 3f out (tchd 20-1)

10 ran Off time: 6:15:00 Winning time: 2m 12.85s (slow by 6.45s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Sawwaah (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Stratford Bards Racing (Elopement) 1st breeder: Haras Du Mezeray
2nd owner: Miss K E Anderson (Piano Man)
3rd owner: Peter A Price (Fangorn Forest)
Tote win: £15.50 PL: £3.60 £2.90 £5.80 Ex: £224.10 CSF: £120.62 Tricast: £2,940.36
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 48 (18%) M [4-7] 72 (45%) H [8-10] 30 (37%)

6:15 Bath 16 May 2007

Grosvenor Casino Anchor Road Bristol Handicap