Full Result 2.40 Thirsk | 31 July 2009

Byland Abbey Handicap

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

1st £4,338.92 2nd £1,291.09 3rd £645.21 4th £322.27

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹³⁾	6. Apollo Shark (IRE) 9/2F Paul Mulrennan Howard Johnson	Paul Mulrennan Howard Johnson	4	911	67	63	77	–
ch g Spartacus (IRE) - Shot Of Redemption (Shirley Heights)
Prominent, effort over 2f out, stayed on to lead just inside final furlong, held on well (op 7-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ ¾	5. Violent Velocity (IRE) 5/1 Ian Brennan ⁷ John Quinn	Ian Brennan ⁷ John Quinn	6	94	67	61	75	–
b g Namid - Lear's Crown (USA) (Lear Fan)
Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, challenged just inside final furlong, no extra (tchd 9-2 and 11-2)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [3]	1. Tuxedo 8/1 Mr Byron Moorcroft ⁵ Peter Hiatt	Mr Byron Moorcroft ⁵ Peter Hiatt	4	912 6	73	61	75	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Serengeti Bride (USA) (Lion Cavern)
In rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong

4⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [3½]	13. Sea Salt 17/2 Barry McHugh ⁵ Ron Barr	Barry McHugh ⁵ Ron Barr	6	811 e	58	44	59	–
b g Titus Livius (FR) - Carati (Selkirk)
Chased leaders, lewd 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [4]	3. Woodsley House (IRE) 13/2 Neil Brown ³ George Foster	Neil Brown ³ George Foster	7	911	70	55	69	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Flame And Shadow (IRE) (Turtle Island)
Steadied start, held up in rear, headway when attempted to bite rival 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders (op 9-1 tchd 6-1)

6⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	4. Pacific Pride 25/1 Phillip Makin John Quinn	Phillip Makin John Quinn	6	913	69	49	63	–
b g Compton Place - Only Yours (Aragon)
Chased leaders, one pace final 2f (op 20-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [6]	8. Smalljohn 22/1 Richard Oliver ⁷ Bryan Smart	Richard Oliver ⁷ Bryan Smart	3	90 v	70	46	61	–
ch g Needwood Blade - My Bonus (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Chased leaders, one pace final 2f (tchd 20-1 and 25-1)

8⁽²⁾ 3¼ [9¼]	10. Devinius (IRE) 25/1 P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	P J McDonald Alan Swinbank	4	96	62	32	47	–
ch f Choisir (AUS) - Vampress (IRE) (Marju)
Held up in midfield, effort on inside over 2f out, one pace when not much room inside final furlong (tchd 28-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ shd [9½]	2. Nuit Sombre (IRE) 16/1 Silvestre De Sousa Geoffrey Harker	Silvestre De Sousa Geoffrey Harker	9	100 p	70	40	55	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Belair Princess (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led until 2f out, soon weakened

10⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [10¾]	7. Dorn Dancer (IRE) 14/1 Amy Ryan ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	Amy Ryan ⁵ Mark Brisbourne	7	94	65	31	46	–
b m Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Appledorn (Doulab)
Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, no impression when threatened 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

11⁽³⁾ ¾ [11½]	12. Micky Mac (IRE) 33/1 Daniel Tudhope Colin Teague	Daniel Tudhope Colin Teague	5	92	58	22	37	–
b g Lend A Hand - Gazette It Tonight (Merdon Melody)
Chased leaders, edged left and weakened over 1f out (op 25-1)

12⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [14¼]	11. Maison Dieu 6/1 David Allan Eric Alston	David Allan Eric Alston	6	95	61	17	33	–
bb g King Charlemagne (USA) - Shining Desert (IRE) (Green Desert)
Always in rear (tchd 8-1)

13⁽⁸⁾ 5 [19¼]	9. Moonage Daydream (IRE) 8/1 David Nolan Tim Easterby	David Nolan Tim Easterby	4	97 6 b	63	4	21	–
b g Captain Rio - Thelma (Blakeney)
In rear, soon driven along, ridden and hung left 2f out, no chance when eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)

13 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 1m 29.25s (slow by 5.15s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: H Harrison (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Transcend Bloodstock LLP (Apollo Shark) 1st breeder: Churchtown House Stud
2nd owner: Mrs S Quinn (Violent Velocity)
3rd owner: Phil Kelly (Tuxedo)
Tote win: £6.90 PL: £2.40 £2.30 £3.50 Ex: £38.50 CSF: £25.97 Tricast: £187.40
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 36 (21%) M [5-10] 50 (47%) H [11-14] 64 (32%)

2:40 Thirsk 31 Jul 2009

Byland Abbey Handicap