Full Result 3.00 Thirsk | 20 August 2012

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(Class 4) (0-80, 4yo+) 5f Good

1st £4,528.30 2nd £1,347.50 3rd £673.40 4th £336.70

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	10. Whozthecat (IRE) 8/1 Jason Hart ⁷ Declan Carroll	Jason Hart ⁷ Declan Carroll	5	810 b	76	86	88	–
b g One Cool Cat (USA) - Intaglia (GER) (Lomitas)
Close up stands' side, led 2f out, soon ridden and kept on well final furlong (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding had benefited from the re-application of blinkers.) (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ 2	4. Haajes 16/1 Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	Micky Fenton Paul Midgley	8	95 b	78	81	83	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Imelda (USA) (Manila)
Raced towards stands' side, in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance when edged left entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11 in group (op 12-1 tchd 11-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ hd [2¼]	13. Waking Warrior 9/2 Kevin Stott ⁷ Kevin Ryan	Kevin Stott ⁷ Kevin Ryan	4	85 tp	71	73	75	–
b g Sleeping Indian - Scented Garden (Zamindar)
Tracked leaders stands' side, headway 2f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11 in group (op 11-2)

4⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [3]	6. Defence Council (IRE) 11/2 Paul Hanagan Mel Brittain	Paul Hanagan Mel Brittain	4	94	77	77	78	–
b g Kheleyf (USA) - Miss Gally (IRE) (Galileo)
Chased leaders stands' side, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11 in group (op 8-1)

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [4½]	12. Fear Nothing 7/2F David Bergin ⁷ David O'Meara	David Bergin ⁷ David O'Meara	5	87 v	73	67	69	–
ch g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Galatrix (Be My Guest)
Prominent stands' side, ridden along over 2f out, gradually weakened, 5th of 11 in group (op 11-2)

6⁽³⁾ 1½ [6]	7. Bronze Beau 28/1 Amy Ryan Linda Stubbs	Amy Ryan Linda Stubbs	5	94 tp	77	66	68	–
ch g Compton Place - Bella Cantata (Singspiel)
Led far side group, close up, ridden along and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 1st of 3 in group (op 25-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1 [7]	11. Mandalay King (IRE) 16/1 Daniel Tudhope Marjorie Fife	Daniel Tudhope Marjorie Fife	7	90 p	73	58	60	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Mahamuni (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Dwelt and behind stands' side until stayed on approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 11 in group (op 20-1)

8⁽¹⁾ 2¼ [9¼]	15. Kyzer Chief 33/1 Barry McHugh Ron Barr	Barry McHugh Ron Barr	7	85	64	41	43	–
b g Rouvres (FR) - Payvashooz (Ballacashtal)
Blind removed late, close up far side, ridden along 2f out and soon weakened, 2nd of 3 in group (jockey said, just before gates opened, the gelding lunged forward causing him to be unable to remove blindfold at first attempt.) (op 22-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ nk [9½]	5. Beauty Pageant (IRE) 11/1 Richard Mullen Ed McMahon	Richard Mullen Ed McMahon	5	94	77	53	55	–
ch m Bahamian Bounty - My American Beauty (Wolfhound)
Overall leader stands' side, ridden along and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11 in group (op 9-1 tchd 17-2)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [9¾]	1. Barney McGrew (IRE) 9/1 Tom Eaves Michael Dods	Tom Eaves Michael Dods	9	97	80	54	57	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Success Story (Sharrood)
Dwelt, always towards rear stands' side, 8th of 11 in group (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in a place)

11⁽⁷⁾ 3¼ [13]	9. Dispol Grand (IRE) 14/1 Ned Curtis ⁷ Paul Midgley	Ned Curtis ⁷ Paul Midgley	6	810	76	38	41	–
b g Raise A Grand (IRE) - Hever Rosina (Efisio)
Chased leaders stands' side, ridden along 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11 in group (tchd 12-1)

12⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [16½]	2. Pavershooz 16/1 Gary Bartley ³ Noel Wilson	Gary Bartley ³ Noel Wilson	7	94 t	80	29	32	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Stormswept I (USA) (Storm Bird)
Raced far side, close up, ridden well over 1f out and soon weakened 3rd of 3 in group, broke blood vessel (vet said gelding bled from the nose)

13⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [17¾]	14. Indian Trail 28/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	12	811 b	70	14	18	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Take Heart (Electric I)
Always towards rear stands' side, 10th of 11 in group (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft (good in places) ground) (op 25-1)

14⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [18½]	3. Lost In Paris (IRE) 16/1 David Allan Tim Easterby	David Allan Tim Easterby	6	96 p	79	20	24	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Brazilia (Forzando)
Close up stands' side, ridden along halfway, soon weakened, 11th of 11 in group (op 14-1)

14 ran Off time: 3:01:00 Winning time: 59.07s (slow by 2.77s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Eland Ally (self certificate)
1st owner: Ninerus (Whozthecat) 1st breeder: Liam Queally
2nd owner: N Lomas, A Taylor Snr, A Taylor Jnr (Haajes)
3rd owner: Hambleton Racing Ltd XVII (Waking Warrior)
Tote win: £9.30 PL: £3.40 £4.40 £2.10 Ex: £157.30 CSF: £132.49 Tricast: £676.04
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 47 (23%) M [7-10] 43 (23%) H [11-15] 60 (54%)

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