Full Result 5.30 Salisbury | 2 October 2013

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(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (1m6f44yds) 1m6f Heavy

1st £2,911.05 2nd £866.25 3rd £432.90 4th £216.45

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	12. Opera Buff 14/1 James Doyle Sean Curran	James Doyle Sean Curran	4	93 p	67	–	85	–
b g Oratorio (IRE) - Opera Glass (Barathea)
Made all, kept to far side rails over 4f out, driven clear from 2f out, stayed on well (op 12/1)

2⁽⁵⁾ 10	4. Abundantly 6/1 William Buick Hughie Morrison	William Buick Hughie Morrison	4	99	73	–	78	–
b f Sakhee (USA) - Composing (IRE) (Noverre)
Tracked leaders, led group of 4, switched to centre over 5f out but lost place, ridden back in to 3rd 3f out, went 2nd 2f out but never any chance with winner, stayed on same pace (op 15/2)

3⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [14½]	8. Highway Code (USA) 7/2 Declan Bates ³ Richard Lee	Declan Bates ³ Richard Lee	7	93	70	–	69	–
b g Street Cry (IRE) - Fairy Heights (IRE) (Fairy King)
Mid-division, kept near far side over 4f out, ridden when drifted left over 2f out, stayed on same pace to go 3rd entering final furlong (tchd 4/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [14¾]	10. Shades Of Grey 13/2 Ryan Tate ⁵ Clive Cox	Ryan Tate ⁵ Clive Cox	6	90	69	–	68	–
gr m Dr Fong (USA) - Twosixtythreewest (FR) (Kris)
Held up towards rear, switched to centre group of 4 over 5f out, ridden and steady progress from over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f (op 8/1 tchd 6/1)

5⁽¹³⁾ 2 [16¾]	2. The Betchworth Kid 3/1F Tom Queally Michael Bell	Tom Queally Michael Bell	8	911 v	75	–	71	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Runelia (Runnett)
Held up towards rear, switched to centre group of 4 over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, never any impression until stayed on final furlong (op 11/4 tchd 10/3)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [17¾]	11. Chapter Five 13/2 Ryan Powell ³ Ian Williams	Ryan Powell ³ Ian Williams	6	91 b	68	–	63	–
b m Grape Tree Road - Northern Shadows (Rock Hopper)
Tracked leader, kept to far side over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened inside final furlong (op 7/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 9 [26¾]	13. Linkable 33/1 Jack Mitchell Brendan Powell	Jack Mitchell Brendan Powell	4	92	66	–	49	–
b c Rail Link - Fashionable (Nashwan)
Mid-division, switched to centre group of 4 over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 40/1)

8⁽¹⁾ 13 [39¾]	14. Admirable Duque (IRE) 12/1 Josh Baudains ⁷ Dominic Ffrench Davis	Josh Baudains ⁷ Dominic Ffrench Davis	7	89 b	66	–	32	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Stunning (USA) (Nureyev)
Mid-division, kept to far side rails over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out (tchd 11/1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 9 [48¾]	9. Tingo In The Tale (IRE) 14/1 William Twiston-Davies ³ David Arbuthnot	William Twiston-Davies ³ David Arbuthnot	4	92	69	–	24	–
b g Oratorio (IRE) - Sunlit Skies (Selkirk)
Held up towards rear, ridden when kept to far side over 4f out, weakened over 3f out (op 16/1)

10⁽²⁾ 4 [52¾]	3. Advisor (FR) 25/1 Liam Treadwell Mark Gillard	Liam Treadwell Mark Gillard	7	910 b	74	–	23	–
gr g Anabaa (USA) - Armilina (FR) (Linamix)
Tracked leader until over 4f out, soon behind on far side, tailed off (op 18/1)

10 ran Off time: 5:30:00 Winning time: 3m 22.46s (slow by 21.66s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Eshtyaaq (unsuitable ground), Laser Blazer (unsuitable ground), No Such Number (unsuitable ground), Paloma's Prince (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Bob Cooper & Val Dean (Opera Buff) 1st breeder: Littleton Stud
2nd owner: J Repard and S Dibb (Abundantly)
3rd owner: D E Edwards (Highway Code)
Tote win: £14.50 PL: £4.40 £2 £2.10 Ex: £83.50 CSF: £95.15 Tricast: £364.41 Trifecta: £783.90 Pool: £2033.89 - 1.94 winning units.
Placepot: £1,108.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £58816.44 - 38.75 winning tickets
Quadpot: £23.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5047.75 - 161.30 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 33 (22%) M [6-10] 44 (39%) H [11-14] 73 (39%)

Official hand-time

5:30 Salisbury 2 Oct 2013

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