Full Result 8.00 Carlisle | 18 May 2010

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(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (6f195yds) 7f Good To Firm

1st £4,695.09 2nd £1,397.07 3rd £698.18 4th £348.73

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Game Lad 7/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	8	810 tp	77	72	84	–
b g Mind Games - Catch Me (Rudimentary)
Held up in touch, effort and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out (trainer's rep said she had no explanation for the apparent improvement of form) (op 10-1)

2⁽¹⁾ ½	8. Rio Cobolo (IRE) 9/1 James Sullivan ⁵ Paul Green	James Sullivan ⁵ Paul Green	4	713 2 v	71	65	77	–
b c Captain Rio - Sofistication (IRE) (Dayjur)
Held up in touch, headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held near finish (op 20-1)

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [1]	3. My Gacho (IRE) 7/1 J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	8	93 v	84	76	89	–
b g Shinko Forest (IRE) - Floralia (Auction Ring)
With leader, clear of rest halfway, ridden and led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 7-2)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [2½]	7. Ancient Cross 7/2 Graham Gibbons Michael Easterby	Graham Gibbons Michael Easterby	6	810 tb	77	65	78	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Magna Graecia (IRE) (Warning)
Held up, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace last 100yds (op 5-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [5]	5. Summer Dancer (IRE) 28/1 Phillip Makin Paul Midgley	Phillip Makin Paul Midgley	6	811	78	59	72	–
br g Fasliyev (USA) - Summer Style (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Took keen hold, held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never reached leaders (op 25-1)

6⁽³⁾ 1¾ [6¾]	4. Ra Junior (USA) 11/2 Michael Metcalfe ³ David Nicholls	Michael Metcalfe ³ David Nicholls	4	811	81	57	70	–
b g Rahy (USA) - Fantasia Girl (IRE) (Caerleon)
Prominent, driven and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after (op 8-1 tchd 5-1)

7⁽²⁾ 2¾ [9½]	2. Nightjar (USA) 3/1F Paul Hanagan Kevin Ryan	Paul Hanagan Kevin Ryan	5	93	84	52	66	–
b h Smoke Glacken (USA) - Night Risk (USA) (Wild Again)
Chased leaders, driven and hung right over 2f out, soon beaten (tchd 10-3)

8⁽⁶⁾ 22 [31½]	1. Joseph Henry 6/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	8	94	85	–	7	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Iris May (Brief Truce)
Set decent gallop, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, eased when no chance final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 13-2)

8 ran Off time: 8:00:00 Winning time: 1m 27.11s (slow by 2.31s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: T D Easterby (Game Lad) 1st breeder: M H Easterby
2nd owner: The Keely Gang (Rio Cobolo)
3rd owner: Grant Mercer (My Gacho)
Tote win: £15.80 PL: £5.70 £5.30 £4 Ex: £86.80 CSF: £67.69 Tricast: £462.36

8:00 Carlisle 18 May 2010

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