Full Result 3.20 Thirsk | 5 August 2006

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(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) (7f218yds) 1m 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⁽⁴⁾	2. Granston (IRE) 9/4F Graham Gibbons James Bethell	Graham Gibbons James Bethell	5	912	86	57	93	–
gr g Revoque (IRE) - Gracious Gretclo (Common Grounds)
Tracked leaders, headway to chase leader 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, driven and just held on (op 11-4 tchd 3-1)

2⁽¹⁾ shd	7. Wahoo Sam (USA) 8/1 Daragh O'Donohoe Kevin Ryan	Daragh O'Donohoe Kevin Ryan	6	813 p	73	44	80	–
ch g Sandpit (BRZ) - Good Reputation (USA) (Gran Zar)
Led, clear halfway, ridden along and joined 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, driven and every chance when bumped inside final furlong, stayed on well (op 6-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ hd [nk]	5. Hula Ballew 7/1 Phillip Makin Michael Dods	Phillip Makin Michael Dods	6	91	75	45	82	–
ch m Weldnaas (USA) - Ballon (Persian Bold)
Midfield, headway well over 2f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong (op 15-2)

4⁽³⁾ 3½ [3¾]	11. Commitment Lecture 16/1 Paul Fessey Michael Dods	Paul Fessey Michael Dods	6	89 1 t	69	31	67	–
b m Komaite (USA) - Hurtleberry (IRE) (Tirol)
Dwelt and behind, headway well over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 14-1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [4½]	4. Mezuzah 10/1 Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	Paul Mulrennan Michael Easterby	6	92	76	36	73	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Mezzogiorno (Unfuwain)
Chased leaders, ridden along 3f out, driven 2f out and soon weakened (op 9-1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [7]	6. Tough Love 16/1 Micky Fenton Tim Easterby	Micky Fenton Tim Easterby	7	813 p	73	27	64	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Food Of Love (Music Boy)
Outpaced and behind until some late headway (op 20-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [7½]	9. Nevada Desert (IRE) 9/2 Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	Dean McKeown Richard Whitaker	6	89	69	22	59	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - Kayanga (Green Desert)
Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden well over 2f out and soon beaten (op 11-2)

8⁽⁶⁾ nk [7¾]	10. Queen's Composer (IRE) 10/1 Mark Lawson ⁵ Bryan Smart	Mark Lawson ⁵ Bryan Smart	3	85 1	77	29	66	–
b c Mozart (IRE) - Queen Leonor (IRE) (Caerleon)
Prominent, ridden along 3f out, driven 2f out and soon weakened (op 15-2)

9⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [9½]	8. AperitifI 9/1 Paul Quinn David Nicholls	Paul Quinn David Nicholls	5	811	71	19	56	–
ch g Pivotal - Art Deco Lady (Master Willie)
Held up towards rear, effort and some headway over 2f out, soon beaten (op 12-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 5 [14½]	3. Tsaroxy (IRE) 20/1 Pat Cosgrave Howard Johnson	Pat Cosgrave Howard Johnson	4	93	77	13	51	–
b g Xaar - Belsay (Belmez)
In touch, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden along 3f out and soon weakened (op 16-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 1m 37.79s (slow by 0.89s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Indian's Feather (vet's certificate)
1st owner: The Four Players Partnership (Granston) 1st breeder: Yeomanstown Stud
2nd owner: Blackhurst,Bridge,Moll,O'Brien (Wahoo Sam)
3rd owner: Mrs J W Hutchinson & Mrs P A Knox (Hula Ballew)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.40 £1.90 £1.90 Ex: £29.80 CSF: £20.94 Tricast: £113.54
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 94 (41%) M [5-8] 23 (38%) H [9-11] 33 (21%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

3:20 Thirsk 5 Aug 2006

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