Full Result 7.20 Thirsk | 1 July 2008

Hares of Snape Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st £4,274.16 2nd £1,271.82 3rd £635.58 4th £317.46

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	2. Violent Velocity (IRE) 7/2 Jamie Kyne ⁷ John Quinn	Jamie Kyne ⁷ John Quinn	5	92	70	82	83	–
b g Namid - Lear's Crown (USA) (Lear Fan)
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway and switched right over 1f out, strong run to lead near finish (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	3. Esoterica (IRE) 7/4F Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	Daniel Tudhope Jim Goldie	5	99 b	70	81	82	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Mysterious Plans (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, edged right, no extra last strides (op 15-8 tchd 13-8)

3⁽³⁾ ½ [1]	8. Micky Mac (IRE) 16/1 Graham Gibbons Tim Walford	Graham Gibbons Tim Walford	4	810	57	67	67	–
b g Lend A Hand - Gazette It Tonight (Merdon Melody)
Led, headed and no extra towards finish (tchd 14-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [2¾]	1. HiccupsI 12/1 Tom Eaves Michael Dods	Tom Eaves Michael Dods	8	100	75	80	81	–
b g Polar Prince (IRE) - Simmie's Special (Precocious)
Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 17-2)

5⁽¹⁾ nse [2¾]	7. Cheery Cat (USA) 16/1 Barry McHugh ⁷ D W Barker	Barry McHugh ⁷ D W Barker	4	88 p	62	67	67	–
bb g Catienus (USA) - Olinka (USA) (Wolfhound)
Tracked leaders, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong (op 20-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [4]	10. Oeuf A La Neige 16/1 Jamie Moriarty ³ Linda Perratt	Jamie Moriarty ³ Linda Perratt	8	87	57	58	59	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Reine De Neige (Kris)
Mid-division, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace

7⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [5½]	6. Soto 20/1 Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	Dale Gibson Michael Easterby	5	92	63	60	61	–
b g Averti (IRE) - Belle Of The Blues (IRE) (Blues Traveller)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, hung left and one pace final 2f (op 18-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 5 [10½]	11. Multitude (IRE) 40/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	4	89 b	56	40	41	–
b g Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Sea Modena (IRE) (Mac's Imp)
Chased leaders, weakened 1f out (tchd 50-1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 8 [18½]	4. Wisdom's Kiss 15/2 Ted Durcan James Bethell	Ted Durcan James Bethell	4	97 b	68	30	31	–
b g Ocean Of Wisdom (USA) - April Magic (Magic Ring I)
In rear, behind final 2f (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 11-2)

10⁽¹²⁾ ½ [19]	12. Louisiade (IRE) 50/1 Russ Kennemore ³ Michael Chapman	Russ Kennemore ³ Michael Chapman	7	86 1	56	16	18	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Titchwell Lass (Lead On Time)
Held up in midfield, effort on outer over 3f out, soon weakened (op 40-1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ 7 [26]	5. Guest Connections 10/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	5	97 v	68	8	11	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Llyn Gwynant (Persian Bold)
Mid-division, driven over 4f out, lost place over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung both ways throughout) (op 11-1 tchd 17-2)

12⁽²⁾ 6 [32]	9. Jerry Hamilton (USA) 40/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	810 b¹	65	–	–	–
bb g Cherokee Run (USA) - Helsinki (Machiavellian)
Slowly into stride, took keen hold in rear, switched right after 2f, behind and eased 2f out (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 28-1)

12 ran Off time: 7:21:00 Winning time: 1m 25.67s (slow by 1.57s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs S Quinn (Violent Velocity) 1st breeder: Miss Jill Finegan
2nd owner: Mrs S E Bruce (Esoterica)
3rd owner: A M McArdle (Micky Mac)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £1.70 £1.40 £4.40 Ex: £12 CSF: £9.39 Tricast: £84.51
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 65 (43%) M [5-8] 66 (31%) H [9-12] 19 (26%)

7:20 Thirsk 1 Jul 2008

Hares of Snape Handicap