YORK (09 Jul 2005)

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4:25 John Smith's Cask Handicap (3) (3yo+,0-90)

[off 4:38] £10,738.00, £3,304.00, £1,652.00, £826.00 1m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Namroud (USA) (14) R A Fahey 6 8-10 T Hamilton(3) 11/1 77 — —

2 ½ Master Mahogany (6) R J Hodges 4 8-8 D Holland 10/1 72 — —

3 2 Vicious Warrior (9) R M Whitaker 6 9-5 Dean McKeown 16/1 83 — —

4 nk Border Music (17) A M Balding 4 8-12 J P Murtagh 9/1 76 — —

5 hd Tsaroxy (IRE) (5) J Howard Johnson 3 8-10 R Winston 7/1 83 — —

6 2½ Granston (IRE) (16) J D Bethell 4 9-2 T Quinn 20/1 80 — —

7 4 Go Padero (IRE) (15) M Johnston 4 9-9 J Fanning 40/1 87 — —

8 1 Young Mr Grace (IRE) (1) T D Easterby 5 8-11 D Allan 16/1 75 — —

9 2½ Imperialistic (IRE) (7) K R Burke 4 9-3 v F Lynch 25/1 81 — —

10 2½ Sir Sidney (4) J G Given 5 8-7 1b J-P Guillambert 25/1 71 — —

11 shd Inchloss (IRE) (3) E S McMahon 4 8-12 Darren Williams 25/1 76 — —

12 1¾ United Nations (8) N Wilson 4 8-12 p D Tudhope(3) 50/1 79 — —

13 1¼ Dark Charm (FR) (11) R A Fahey 6 9-1 p P Hanagan 14/1 79 — —

14 1½ Stoic Leader (IRE) (20) R F Fisher 5 9-12 K Darley 20/1 90 — —

15 4 Freeloader (IRE) (19) J W Hills 5 9-8 R Hills 7/1 86 — —

16 5 Blonde Streak (USA) (12) T D Barron 5 9-0 K Fallon 13/2F 78 — —

17 1¾ True Night (2) D Nicholls 8 9-5 D R McCabe 14/1 83 — —

PU Hills Of Gold (18) M W Easterby 6 8-5 P Mulrennan(3) 25/1 72 — —

18 ran TIME 1m 38.48s (slow by 0.48s) TOTAL SP 120%

NON RUNNERS: Poppys Footprint (IRE) ,St Pancras (IRE)

1st OWNER: The Yorkshire Lancashire Alliance BRED: Audley Farm Inc TRAINER: R A Fahey

2nd OWNER: Villagers Five

3rd OWNER: Alan Crossan

TOTE WIN £15.90 PL £3.50, £2.30, £4.60, £2.90; Ex £127.30; CSF £100.27; TRICAST £1770.25

ANALYSIS: A wide-open, competitive handicap, which produced a thrilling finish. NAMROUD picked up well from the two-furlong pole, after having to be switched to launch his run and stayed on strongly to get on top near the finish. He seems equally effective over seven furlongs and a mile.

Master Mahogany ran another sound race in defeat.

Vicious Warrior looks to be coming to form, while Border Music shaped well with the blinkers left off.

Tsaroxy did well against his elders.

Granston ran respectably without looking like a winner waiting to happen.