Full Result 2.55 Sandown | 17 September 2008

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(Class 5) (3yo+) (5f10yds) 5f Good

1st £3,885.60 2nd £1,156.20 3rd £577.80 4th £288.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	10. Meridian Line (IRE) 12/1 Adrian McCarthy Jonathan Portman	Adrian McCarthy Jonathan Portman	3	81 b	60	47	61	–
b f Trans Island - Meranie Girl (IRE) (Mujadil)
Pushed along and in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 75yds and hung right, ridden out (tchd 14-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ shd	6. Back In The Red (IRE) 4/1 Kevin Ghunowa ³ Ronald Harris	Kevin Ghunowa ³ Ronald Harris	4	84	63	52	66	–
ch g Redback - Fureur De Vivre (IRE) (Bluebird)
Broke well, soon outpaced towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, strong run on outside inside final furlong, finished well, just failed (tchd 7-2)

3⁽⁵⁾ ½ [½]	3. Barbary Boy (FR) 15/8F Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	Jamie Spencer Michael Bell	3	810	74	54	68	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Don't Worry Me (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
Led after 1f, hard ridden when challenged approaching final furlong and kept slight advantage, edged right, headed and no extra final 75yds (op 13-8 tchd 2-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [1]	7. The Name Is Frank 25/1 James Doyle Seamus Mullins	James Doyle Seamus Mullins	3	86	60	48	62	–
b g Lujain (USA) - Zaragossa (Paris House)
Chased leaders, staying on when carried right and one pace final 75yds (op 28-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [1½]	2. Our Acquaintance 5/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	3	812 b	71	53	67	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - Lady Of Limerick (IRE) (Thatching)
Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 1f out and still upside inside final furlong, edged right and one pace final 75yds (op 9-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [2¾]	5. Night Prospector 5/1 Jim Crowley Ronald Harris	Jim Crowley Ronald Harris	8	89 p	61	44	58	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Pride Of My Heart (Lion Cavern)
Led 1f, stayed chasing leaders and ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 4-1 tchd 7-2)

7⁽⁹⁾ ½ [3¼]	8. Who's Winning (IRE) 16/1 Stevie Donohoe Brendan Powell	Stevie Donohoe Brendan Powell	7	88 2 t	56	42	56	–
ch g Docksider (USA) - Quintellina (Robellino)
In rear, ridden after 2f, still plenty to do when headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong but never in contention (op 20-1)

8⁽²⁾ hd [3¼]	1. Cape Of Storms 16/1 Neil Callan Roy Brotherton	Neil Callan Roy Brotherton	5	813	48	46	60	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Lloc (Absalom)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong (tchd 20-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 4 [7¼]	9. Lauras Joy (IRE) 100/1 Sophie Doyle ⁵ Gerry Enright	Sophie Doyle ⁵ Gerry Enright	5	710	40	19	34	–
b m Lear Spear (USA) - Atisayin (USA) (Al Nasr)
Always outpaced (op 66-1)

10⁽¹⁾ 7 [14¼]	11. Here And How 50/1 Jimmy Quinn Mark H Tompkins	Jimmy Quinn Mark H Tompkins	3	80	43	–	8	–
b f Where Or When (IRE) - Qilin (IRE) (Second Set)
Slowly into stride, raced alone far side to halfway but always outpaced (tchd 33-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 11 [25¼]	4. The Real Guru 50/1 Travis Block Tor Sturgis	Travis Block Tor Sturgis	3	810 b¹	49	–	–	–
b g Ishiguru (USA) - Aloma's Reality (USA) (Proper Reality)
In touch, ridden halfway and soon weakened (tchd 66-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 1m 1.86s (slow by 2.16s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Berkeley Racing (Meridian Line) 1st breeder: George Darling
2nd owner: Mrs Ruth M Serrell (Back In The Red)
3rd owner: Thurloe Thoroughbreds XX (Barbary Boy)
Tote win: £14.80 PL: £3 £1.60 £1.40 Ex: £70.20 CSF: £58.04
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 19 (11%) M [5-7] 75 (61%) H [8-11] 56 (28%)

2:55 Sandown 17 Sep 2008

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