Heavy

3:10 Middleham Trainers Association Handicap (class 4) (4yo+,0-85)

[off 3:13] £7,570.80, £2,265.60, £1,132.80, £566.40, £282.00 (1m1f170y) 1m2f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Goodbye Mr Bond (12) E J Alston 6 9-1 Francis Norton 6/1 80 — —

2 4 Augustine (6) P W Hiatt 5 8-11 Robert Winston 6/1 76 — —

3 2½ Speed Dial Harry (IRE) (10) K R Burke 4 8-13 v N Callan 12/1 78 — —

4 7 Auenmoon (GER) (15) P Monteith 5 8-9 K Darley 7/2F 74 — —

5 nk Webbow (IRE) (2) T D Easterby 4 8-7 David Allan 20/1 72 — —

6 ¾ Lucayan Dancer (5) D Nicholls 6 8-12 Adrian T Nicholls 12/1 77 — —

7 shd Dispol Veleta (3) T D Barron 5 8-7 Paul Fessey 20/1 72 — —

8 hd Buddy Brown (14) J Howard Johnson 4 8-11 Paul Mulrennan 50/1 76 — —

9 5 Little Jimbob (4) R A Fahey 5 8-13 Tony Hamilton 33/1 78 — —

10 14 Typhoon Ginger (IRE) (13) G Woodward 11 7-13 10 Andrew Mullen(5) 100/1 69 — —

11 21 Tamatave (IRE) (11) K A Ryan 4 8-5 D O´Donohoe 25/1 70 — —

12 25 Little Bob (9) J D Bethell 5 8-4 2b Nicky Mackay 6/1 69 — —

13 14 Cool Hunter (8) W R Swinburn 5 9-4 Ted Durcan 9/2 83 — —

13 ran TIME 2m 12.76s (slow by 11.76s) TOTAL SP 117%

NON RUNNERS: Atlantic Quest (USA) ,Our Teddy (IRE)

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

2nd OWNER: Phil Kelly

3rd OWNER: Nigel Shields

TOTE TRIFECTA Pool £483.42 - 1.30 winning units. WIN £7.00 PL £2.10, £2.30, £3.50; Ex £52.50; CSF £37.99; TRICAST £423.43Pool £483.42 - 1.30 winning units.

ANALYSIS: There was no disguising the fact that GOODBYE MR BOND loved this ground as he travelled sweetly and won in convincing fashion. This will have done his confidence a lot of good.

Augustine is a most consistent individual, and though he was never able to do enough to get at the winner, he kept plugging on to finish a clear second.

Speed Dial Harry was travelling as easily at the winner approaching the final two furlongs, but it looked as if a combination of the trip and the heavy grounddid for him. His turn will come again.

Auenmoon was probably a bit too keen for his own good on this ground, and having been taken on, he had no more to offer in the closing stages. But the dual-purpose type did enough to suggest he is capable ofwinning in this sort of company when he gets the run of the race.

Webbow, drawn worst of the first five, had every chance and maybe a drop back to a mile would suit him, though, again, the ground may have been a factor.

Lucayan Dancer was never able to get in a blow and is better than this.