YORK (17 Jun 2006)

Good To Firm

2:35 Cadogan Silver Salver Handicap (class 2) (3yo+,0-105)

[off 2:35] £16,840.20, £5,010.20, £2,503.80, £1,250.60 (1m208y) 1m1f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Goodbye Mr Bond (1) E J Alston 6 9-4 K Darley 6/1 86 — —

2 hd Granston (IRE) (6) J D Bethell 5 9-3 T Quinn 11/1 85 — —

3 1¼ Krugerrand (USA) (4) W J Musson 7 9-4 T P Queally 6/1 86 — —

4 1¾ El Coto (2) K A Ryan 6 9-10 N Callan 7/1 92 — —

5 shd Dancing Lyra (9) R A Fahey 5 9-0 Paul Hanagan 8/1 82 — —

6 nk Premier Dane (IRE) (8) N G Richards 4 9-8 Robert Winston 16/1 90 — —

7 nk Go Tech (3) T D Easterby 6 9-2 David Allan 16/1 84 — —

8 1 Very Wise (10) W J Haggas 4 9-3 Tony Culhane 33/1 85 — —

9 3½ Hartshead (5) G A Swinbank 7 9-10 Dean McKeown 14/1 92 — —

10 4 Speed Dial Harry (IRE) (12) K R Burke 4 8-5 v Andrew Elliott(5) 33/1 78 — —

11 1 Master Of The Race (11) Sir Michael Stoute 4 9-0 K Fallon 9/2F 82 — —

12 hd Rio Riva (7) Miss J A Camacho 4 10-0 Philip Robinson 7/1 96 — —

12 ran TIME 1m 51.83s (slow by 0.83s) TOTAL SP 115%

1st OWNER: Peter J Davies BRED: Michael Ng TRAINER: E J Alston

2nd OWNER: The Four Players Partnership

3rd OWNER: The Square Table II

TOTE TRIFECTA Part won. Pool £ . - winning units Pool of £614.39 carried over to Saturday 24th June. WIN £7.10 PL £2.20, £3.30, £2.00; Ex £84.20; CSF £68.56; TRICAST £414.94Part won. Pool £ . - winning units Pool of £614.39 carried over to Saturday 24th June.

ANALYSIS: A very messy race, run at a dawdling gallop, which developed into a three-furlong sprint.

GOODBYE MR BOND was a worthy winner, given that he had looked unlucky in the Zetland Gold Cup last time.

Considering he relishes an end-to-end gallop, he did well to win, getting up close home to deny Granston, who had the run of the race and was given the luxury of a soft lead. Granston showed himself in a good light and was only caught in the dying strides.

Krugerrand, who goes so well here, is another who would have preferred a stronger gallop. He looked as though he would be able to go and pick up the leaders when pulled out to launch his challenge, but, although he stayed on, the principals were not coming back to him.

El Coto ran well, getting outpaced when the leaders quickened, before staying on dourly. He will make amends when afforded a stronger-run race.

The same comment applies to Dancing Lyra, who also became outpaced when the final dash developed and then suffered minor interference before being switched and staying on strongly.

Useful hurdler Premier Dane ran a creditable race back on the Flat.