Full Result 7.45 Thirsk | 5 June 2006

Weatherbys Bank Handicap

(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) (1m4f8yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £9,067.80 2nd £2,697.80 3rd £1,348.20 4th £673.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Nordwind (IRE) 7/1 Fergal Lynch Walter Swinburn	Fergal Lynch Walter Swinburn	5	96	81	72	90	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - Narola (GER) (Nebos)
Held up in rear, effort 4f out, hard ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, led final strides (trainer's rep had no explanation for the improved form shown) (op 15-2)

2⁽⁵⁾ hd	7. Sualda (IRE) 11/4F Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey	7	90	75	65	84	–
b g Idris (IRE) - Winning Heart (Horage)
Held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, just collared (op 10-3 tchd 7-2)

3⁽³⁾ 2 [2¼]	8. Rocket Force (USA) 9/2 Dale Gibson Noel Wilson	Dale Gibson Noel Wilson	6	811	72	59	78	–
ch g Spinning World (USA) - Pat Us (USA) (Caucasus)
With leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 11-2)

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [2½]	5. Tarabut 11/2 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	4	93	78	65	83	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Nabadhaat (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace

5⁽⁴⁾ 4 [6½]	4. Sporting Gesture 11/2 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	9	94	79	59	78	–
ch g Safawan - Polly Packer (Reform)
Held up in touch, driven over 3f out, never troubled leaders (op 9-2)

6⁽⁶⁾ shd [6½]	1. Stretton (IRE) 9/1 Kevin Darley James Bethell	Kevin Darley James Bethell	8	97	82	62	81	–
br g Doyoun - Awayil (USA) (Woodman)
Held up in rear, effort over 3f out, never troubled leaders (op 7-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 9 [15½]	6. Edas 22/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	4	92	77	42	61	–
b c Celtic Swing - Eden (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, lost place over 2f out (op 20-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [16]	3. Dancer's Serenade (IRE) 9/1 Tony Culhane Tom Tate	Tony Culhane Tom Tate	4	95	80	44	64	–
b g Almutawakel I - Dance Serenade (IRE) (Marju)
Led, headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

8 ran Off time: 7:45:00 Winning time: 2m 35.70s (slow by 4.00s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mrs P W Harris (Nordwind) 1st breeder: Christoph Berglar
2nd owner: J H Tattersall (Sualda)
3rd owner: Mrs Karan Ridley (Rocket Force)
Tote win: £11.40 PL: £3.80 £1.30 £1.40 Ex: £28.20 CSF: £25.70 Tricast: £95.56

7:45 Thirsk 5 Jun 2006

Weatherbys Bank Handicap