Full Result 4.15 Thirsk | 16 May 2015

Andy Davis 50th Birthday Handicap

(Class 3) (0-90, 4yo+) 6f Good To Firm

1st £7,439.35 2nd £2,213.75 3rd £1,106.30 4th £553.15

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁶⁾	15. Straits Of Malacca 12/1 Franny Norton Kevin Ryan	Franny Norton Kevin Ryan	4	810	79	72	87	–
ch g Compton Place - Cultural Role (Night Shift)
Tracked leaders, effort and switched left over 1f out, edged right and led inside final furlong, kept on well (tchd 14/1)

2⁽³⁾ ½	11. Meshardal (GER) 13/2 James Sullivan Ruth Carr	James Sullivan Ruth Carr	5	91	84	75	91	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Melody Fair (IRE) (Montjeu)
Held up in touch on outside, headway 2f out, every chance and ridden inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish (op 7/1)

3⁽¹²⁾ hd [¾]	9. Gramercy (IRE) 9/1 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey	8	91	84	74	90	–
b g Whipper (USA) - Topiary (IRE) (Selkirk)
Held up in midfield, effort and switched right 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish (tchd 10/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [1]	4. Barkston Ash 10/1 Jason Hart Eric Alston	Jason Hart Eric Alston	7	95 p	88	77	93	–
b g Kyllachy - Ae Kae Ae (USA) (King Of Kings)
Led against stands' rail, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 9/1)

5⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1¾]	10. Nezar (IRE) 25/1 Phillip Makin John Quinn	Phillip Makin John Quinn	4	91 p	84	70	87	–
ch g Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Teddy Bears Picnic (Oasis Dream)
Held up, steady headway when not much room over 2f out, effort over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on, no impression (op 33/1)

6⁽²⁾ 1 [2¾]	8. Whozthecat (IRE) 20/1 Ian Brennan Declan Carroll	Ian Brennan Declan Carroll	8	92	85	67	84	–
b g One Cool Cat (USA) - Intaglia (GER) (Lomitas)
Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, outpaced inside final furlong (op 16/1)

7⁽¹³⁾ shd [2¾]	7. Duke Cosimo 11/4F Graham Gibbons David Barron	Graham Gibbons David Barron	5	92 b	85	66	86	–
ch g Pivotal - Nannina (Medicean)
Prominent, driven along 2f out, one pace when not much room briefly inside final furlong (op 4/1 tchd 5/1 early in a place)

8⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [3½]	6. Rex Imperator 18/1 Sam James David O'Meara	Sam James David O'Meara	6	94 h¹	87	65	84	–
b g Royal Applause - Elidore (Danetime)
Slowly away, behind until headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge (op 12/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [4¼]	2. Blhadawa (IRE) 9/2 Graham Lee James Tate	Graham Lee James Tate	4	96	89	64	83	–
b f Iffraaj - Trois Heures Apres (Soviet Star)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 4/1)

10⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [5½]	16. Stonefield Flyer 10/1 Tom Eaves Keith Dalgleish	Tom Eaves Keith Dalgleish	6	89 p	78	48	68	–
b g Kheleyf (USA) - Majestic Diva (IRE) (Royal Applause)
Held up on inside, no room from over 2f out to entering final furlong, soon outpaced (op 9/1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 3¾ [9¼]	13. Jacob's Pillow 18/1 P J McDonald Jedd O'Keeffe	P J McDonald Jedd O'Keeffe	4	813	82	37	60	–
b g Oasis Dream - Enticing (IRE) (Pivotal)
Midfield, driven and outpaced over 2f out, beaten over 1f out (op 20/1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ hd [9½]	14. Apricot Sky 40/1 Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	Adrian Nicholls David Nicholls	5	812	81	35	59	–
ch g Pastoral Pursuits - Miss Apricot (Indian Ridge)
Took keen hold, held up, struggling over 2f out, soon beaten (op 33/1)

12 ran Off time: 4:16:43 Winning time: 1m 10.16s (slow by 0.76s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Eccleston (unsuitable ground), Love Island (unsuitable ground), My Name Is Rio (unsuitable ground), Polski Max (self certificate)
1st owner: J C G Chua & C K Ong (Straits Of Malacca) 1st breeder: Whitsbury Manor Stud
2nd owner: The Hollinbridge Partnership & Ruth Carr (Meshardal)
3rd owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Gramercy)
Tote win: £17.10 PL: £4.30 £2.40 £3.80 Ex: £110.40 CSF: £83.90 Tricast: £752.19 Trifecta: £1,834.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 65 (24%) M [8-11] 20 (30%) H [12-16] 65 (46%)

4:15 Thirsk 16 May 2015

Andy Davis 50th Birthday Handicap