Full Result 3.00 Thirsk | 29 July 2005

Weatherbys Bank Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 7f Good

1st £4,254.90 2nd £1,309.20 3rd £654.60 4th £327.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	12. Passion Fruit 8/1 Dean McKeown Chris Fairhurst	Dean McKeown Chris Fairhurst	4	810 b	56	65	65	–
b f Pursuit Of Love - Reine De Thebes (FR) (Darshaan)
Slowly away and lost 6 lengths start, behind until good headway on inner 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, ran on (op 12-1)

2⁽¹³⁾ nk	3. Zhitomir 9/2F Phillip Makin ³ Michael Dods	Phillip Makin ³ Michael Dods	7	92	65	73	73	–
ch g Lion Cavern (USA) - Treasure Trove I (USA) (The Minstrel)
Soon led, ridden along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong (op 4-1)

3⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [1½]	10. Joshua's Gold (IRE) 13/2 Danielle McCreery ⁷ Declan Carroll	Danielle McCreery ⁷ Declan Carroll	4	85 v	58	63	63	–
b g Sesaro (USA) - Lady Of The Night (IRE) (Night Shift)
Chased leaders, good headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 15-2)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [2]	5. Slavonic (USA) 10/1 Andrew Mullen ⁵ Kevin Ryan	Andrew Mullen ⁵ Kevin Ryan	4	813 6 p	64	67	68	–
ch g Royal Academy (USA) - Cyrillic (USA) (Irish River)
Towards rear and pushed along halfway, ridden and edged left over 2f out, driven and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (tchd 11-1)

5⁽²⁾ hd [2¼]	13. Dara Mac 13/2 Suzzanne France ⁷ Neville Bycroft	Suzzanne France ⁷ Neville Bycroft	6	81	54	57	57	–
b g Presidium - Nishara (Nishapour)
Dwelt, soon in midfield, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, one pace entering final furlong (op 9-1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ nk [2½]	4. Mission Affirmed (USA) 6/1 Robert Winston Tom Tate	Robert Winston Tom Tate	4	95 b¹	65	67	67	–
ch g Stravinsky (USA) - Affirmed Legacy (USA) (Affirmed)
Chased leader, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and chance until driven over 1f out and kept on same pace (op 8-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 2 [4½]	2. Efidium 16/1 J-P Guillambert Neville Bycroft	J-P Guillambert Neville Bycroft	7	96	66	63	63	–
b g Presidium - Efipetite (Efisio)
In rear until stayed on final 2f, not reach leaders (op 25-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [4¾]	6. Jerome 33/1 Willie Supple Tim Easterby	Willie Supple Tim Easterby	4	92	62	58	58	–
b g Nicolotte - Mim (Midyan)
In touch, ridden along over 3f out, soon no impression

9⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [6]	7. Downland (IRE) 13/2 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	9	92	62	54	55	–
b g Common Grounds - Boldabsa (Persian Bold)
Took keenhold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out and soon beaten (op 4-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [6¾]	8. Spin King (IRE) 40/1 Micky Fenton Milton Bradley	Micky Fenton Milton Bradley	4	90	60	50	51	–
b g Intikhab (USA) - Special Dissident (Dancing Dissident)
Chased leaders, ridden along over 3f out and soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung right throughout)

11⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [7½]	11. Blue Knight (IRE) 8/1 Victoria Behan ⁷ David Nicholls	Victoria Behan ⁷ David Nicholls	6	84	57	45	46	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Fer De Lance (IRE) (Diesis)
Always in rear (op 13-2)

11 ran Off time: 3:00:00 Winning time: 1m 26.14s (slow by 2.04s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Oh Boy (unsuitable ground), Under My Spell (unsuitable ground), We'll Meet Again I (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: G H & S Leggott (Passion Fruit) 1st breeder: G H And Simon Leggott
2nd owner: Vernon Spinks (Zhitomir)
3rd owner: K H Taylor Limited (Joshua's Gold)
Tote win: £9.50 PL: £2.80 £2.30 £2.50 Ex: £54.70 CSF: £42.88 Tricast: £209.85
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 44 (27%) M [6-9] 12 (24%) H [10-13] 94 (49%)

3:00 Thirsk 29 Jul 2005

Weatherbys Bank Handicap