YORK (08 Oct 2005)

Good To Soft

2:40 Symphony Group Stakes (Handicap) (4) (3yo+,0-85)

[off 2:43] £10,129.60, £3,116.80, £1,558.40, £779.20 (1m208y) 1m1f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Krugerrand (USA) (19) W J Musson 6 8-13 S J Donohoe(5) 10/1 84 — —

2 nk Goodbye Mr Bond (14) E J Alston 5 8-13 F Norton 10/1 79 — —

3 nk Nevada Desert (IRE) (9) R M Whitaker 5 8-5 Dean McKeown 14/1 71 — —

4 1¾ Mezuzah (5) M W Easterby 5 8-5 J Quinn 10/1 71 — —

5 ½ Topatoo (17) M H Tompkins 3 8-5 N Mackay 16/1 75 — —

6 shd Bolodenka (IRE) (15) W J Musson 3 8-12 P Cosgrave 20/1 82 — —

7 1 Adoration (16) M Johnston 3 8-12 b Greg Fairley(5) 11/2F 87 — —

8 8 She´s Our Lass (IRE) (11) D Carroll 4 8-1 Danielle McCreery(7) 66/1 74 — —

9 4 Master Theo (USA) (2) Julian Poulton 4 8-11 tp D Holland 33/1 77 — —

10 ¾ Miss Polaris (7) W R Swinburn 4 9-4 E Ahern 7/1 84 — —

11 nk Breaking Shadow (IRE) (10) K R Burke 3 8-9 Dale Gibson 14/1 79 — —

12 1 Bailieborough (IRE) (20) Robert Gray 6 9-4 v Hayley Turner 20/1 84 — —

13 7 Anduril (8) I W McInnes 4 8-11 b F Lynch 16/1 77 — —

14 shd Sea Storm (IRE) (6) D R MacLeod 7 9-0 R Ffrench 40/1 80 — —

15 1 Wychbury (USA) (13) Mrs H Dalton 4 8-1 3 A Hamblett(7) 25/1 74 — —

16 13 Riley Boys (IRE) (1) J G Given 4 8-13 W Supple 22/1 79 — —

17 10 Giocoso (USA) (4) B Palling 5 8-12 K Darley 16/1 78 — —

18 4 Wahoo Sam (USA) (12) K A Ryan 5 8-9 N Callan 12/1 75 — —

19 6 Malinsa Blue (IRE) (3) J A Glover 3 8-9 C Catlin 16/1 79 — —

20 2½ Shami (18) D W Chapman 6 8-12 A Culhane 50/1 78 — —

20 ran TIME 1m 53.90s (slow by 2.90s) TOTAL SP 126%

1st OWNER: The Square Table II BRED: T Farmer TRAINER: W J Musson

2nd OWNER: Peter J Davies

3rd OWNER: J Barry Pemberton

TOTE TRIFECTA Pool: £651.40 - 1.10 winning units. WIN £7.70 PL £1.90, £2.30, £4.20, £2.80; Ex £61.10; CSF £97.10; TRICAST £1459.25Pool: £651.40 - 1.10 winning units.

ANALYSIS: A furious gallop to this nine-furlong event, which lent itself to those coming from off the pace, most notably KRUGERRAND, who ran on relentlessly from the 2f pole to get on top near the finish. Although he ideally prefers a sounder surface, he lovesthis course and has now won three times here.

Goodbye Mr Bond, who loves to come from off the pace, did so here and only just failed.

By contrast, Nevada Desert chased the two clear leaders and went to the front more than 2f out. He stuck on, to his credit, but was outpointed inside the last by the two fastest finishers.

Mezuzah, who had conditions to his liking, held every chance, but his high head carraige under pressure did not convince that he gave his all when it became tough going.

Topatoo ran a fair race, while Bolodenka, a stablemate of the winner, did some sterling work in the last 2f on his first outing after a short break.