Full Result 5.00 Thirsk | 5 August 2006

Polar Ford Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 4yo+) (2m13yds) 2m Good To Firm

1st £3,886.20 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⁾	3. Dancer's Serenade (IRE) 7/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	4	95	69	24	76	–
b g Almutawakel I - Dance Serenade (IRE) (Marju)
Tracked leader, effort 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, stayed on gamely (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

2⁽¹⁾ ½	5. The Grey ManI 12/1 Richard Mullen Ed McMahon	Richard Mullen Ed McMahon	5	813	63	17	69	–
gr g Muhtarram (USA) - Lavender Della (IRE) (Shernazar)
Led, pushed along and quickened 3f out, joined and ridden 2f out, driven and headed well over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (tchd 11-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [¾]	1. Riodan (IRE) 9/4F Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	4	97	71	25	77	–
ch f Desert King (IRE) - Spirit Of The Nile (FR) (Generous)
Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden along well over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 11-4 tchd 7-2 in a place)

4⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [2¼]	4. Thewhirlingdervish (IRE) 8/1 Duran Fentiman ⁵ Tim Easterby	Duran Fentiman ⁵ Tim Easterby	8	810	65	17	69	–
ch g Definite Article - Nomadic Dancer (IRE) (Nabeel Dancer)
In rear, pushed along and headway 4f out, ridden along on outer over 2f out, soon driven and kept on final furlong, nearest finish (op 7-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 5 [7¼]	2. Cotton Eyed Joe (IRE) 11/4 Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	Dean McKeown Alan Swinbank	5	96	70	16	68	–
b g Indian Rocket - Cwm Deri (IRE) (Alzao)
Held up, headway and in touch over 4f out, ridden along 3f out, driven 2f out and soon beaten (jockey said gelding hung left and was unsuited by the good to firm ground) (op 3-1)

6⁽³⁾ ½ [7¾]	8. Whoopsie 16/1 Jose de Souza S Parr	Jose de Souza S Parr	4	84	54	–	51	–
b f Unfuwain (USA) - Oops Pettie (Machiavellian)
Tracked leaders, headway 4f out, ridden along 3f out, driven over 2f out and soon beaten (op 12-1)

7⁽²⁾ 3 [10¾]	7. Sharp N Frosty 8/1 Paul Mulrennan Mark Brisbourne	Paul Mulrennan Mark Brisbourne	4	86	56	–	50	–
b g Somayda (IRE) - Wily Miss (Teenoso)
Tracked leading pair, ridden along over 3f out, soon driven and weakened over 2f out (op 10-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 44 [54¾]	9. Step Perfect (USA) 50/1 Paul Quinn George Moore	Paul Quinn George Moore	5	82 6	52	–	–	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Gossiping (USA) (Chati)
Always in rear, behind final 3f

9⁽⁴⁾ nk [55]	6. Rule For Ever 7/1 J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	4	87 t	57	–	–	–
br g Diktat - Tous Les Jours (USA) (Dayjur)
Chased leaders, ridden along after 3f, ran in snatches, lost place over 6f out, soon behind (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 8-1 tchd 13-2)

9 ran Off time: 5:02:00 Winning time: 3m 29.39s (slow by 4.39s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: S M Racing (Dancer's Serenade) 1st breeder: Dunderry Stud
2nd owner: M Jenkins (The Grey ManI)
3rd owner: Lawrence Mullaney & John Marson (Riodan)
Tote win: £10.80 PL: £2.30 £2.80 £2 Ex: £114.30 CSF: £90.05 Tricast: £251.75
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (21%) M [4-6] 26 (37%) H [7-9] 77 (42%)

5:00 Thirsk 5 Aug 2006

Polar Ford Handicap