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  3. Sat, 16th May, 2009
  4. Doncaster
  5. 8.10
Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places). 
Placepot: Pool £88939.14  | Units £149.65  | Dividend £433.8
Quadpot: Pool £7213.98  | Units £56 £95.3  |  Place Six: £511.61  |  Place Five: £161.86
Summary
1st
silks
Magaling (IRE) 3, ch g 9-4 (Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum)
(1:27.96 0.15 secs slower on today's going ) (Drawn 13)
Medicean (GB) - Fling (GB)(Pursuit of Love (GB))

SP 7/1

Luca Cumani
Dane O'Neill
Tote Win £8.80 Place £2.60
loading past form
held up, headway over 1f, driven and hung right approaching final furlong, ran on to lead close home
2nd
nk
silks
Floor Show (GB) 3, ch g 8-13 (Mr J C Fretwell)
(Drawn 3)
Bahamian Bounty (GB) - Dancing Spirit (IRE)(Ahonoora)

SP 8/1

Ed McMahon
R Mullen
Place £2.50
loading past form
held up, headway 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra close home
3rd
0.5L
silks
Clerk's Choice (IRE) 3, b g 8-4 (Mr M C Banks)
(Drawn 11)
Bachelor Duke (USA) - Credit Crunch (IRE)(Caerleon (USA))

SP 50/1

W Jarvis
Louis-Philippe Beuzelin(5)
Place £7.60
loading past form
stumbled at start, held up towards rear, ridden along and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong
4th
1.25L
silks
Rising Kheleyf (IRE) 3, ch g 8-4 (Mr D Bamlet)
(Drawn 4)
Kheleyf (USA) - Rising Spirits (IRE)

SP 7/1

G A Swinbank
P McDonald
loading past form
mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, headway on outer over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
5th
0.75L
silks
Respite (GB) 3, b f 8-6 (Cheveley Park Stud)
(Drawn 10)
Pivotal (GB) - Truce (GB)(Nashwan (USA))

SP 5/2fav

William Haggas
Liam Jones
loading past form
held up behind leaders, headway and not much room when hampered approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
6th
2.5L
silks
Striker Torres (IRE) 3, ch g 9-0 (Mr R C Bond)
(Drawn 9)
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Silver Skates (IRE)(Slip Anchor)

SP 14/1

Bryan Smart
T Eaves
loading past form
led, ridden over 2f, hampered when headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
7th
nose
silks
Brierty (IRE) 3, b f 9-2 (Mr G P Clarke)
(Drawn 14)
Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Bridelina (FR)(Linamix (FR))

SP 50/1

D Carroll
D Nolan
loading past form
towards rear, ridden along halfway, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
8th
1.25L
silks
Cook's Endeavour (USA) 3, b g 8-10 (Mr Graham Frankland)
(Drawn 6)
Gone West (USA) - Weekend In London (USA)(Belong To Me (USA))

SP 16/1

Kevin Ryan
D O'Donohoe
loading past form
dwelt and soon chasing leaders, ridden along halfway, weakened final furlong
9th
nose
silks
Maxwell Hawke (IRE) 3, br g 9-0 (The Comic Strip Heroes)
(Drawn 7)
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Twice The Ease (GB)(Green Desert (USA))

SP 8/1

Peter Chapple-Hyam
A Munro
loading past form
prominent, effort over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, not recovered
10th
1.5L
silks
Thunderball (GB) 3, ch g 8-12 (Paul J Dixon & Mr Brian Morton)
(Drawn 8)
Haafhd (GB) - Trustthunder (GB)(Selkirk (USA))

SP 9/1

Alan McCabe
A Elliott
loading past form
in touch, ridden over 2f out, not much room and hampered when weakening over 1f out
11th
5L
silks
Bravo Echo (GB) 3, b g 9-4 (Mr K Abdulla)
(Drawn 5)
Oasis Dream (GB) - Bold Empress (USA)(Diesis)

SP 8/1

John Gosden
R Havlin
loading past form
always rear division
12th
3.75L
silks
Whatyouwoodwishfor (USA) 3, ch g 8-12 (Mr Mel Roberts & Ms Nicola Meese 1)
(Drawn 2)
Forestry (USA) - Wishful Splendor (USA)(Smart Strike (CAN))

SP 16/1

Richard Fahey
P Hanagan
loading past form
prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out
13th
27L
silks
Elusive Fame (USA) 3, b g 9-3 (Mark Johnston Racing Ltd)
(Drawn 12)
Elusive Quality (USA) - Advancing Star (USA)(Soviet Star (USA))

SP 14/1

Mark Johnston
J Fanning
loading past form
always behind
Off 8.12
Time 1m. 27.96 secs, which is 0.15 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £79.80.

Non runners Richo (GB), Kersivay (GB), Snow Bay (GB), Regal Lyric

2008 Throne of Power 3 9-4 K McEvoy 5/2Fav (M Magnusson) (Drawn 6)

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