HAYDOCK (30 Jun 2005)

Good To Firm

4:20 Dalkia Handicap (3) (3yo+,0-95)

[off 4:21] £10,348.00, £3,184.00, £1,592.00, £796.00 (1m30y) 1m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Banknote (1) A M Balding 3 8-2 F Norton 16/1 78 — —

2 1½ Yakimov (USA) (7) D J Wintle 6 8-12 V Slattery 40/1 78 — —

3 nk Goodbye Mr Bond (10) E J Alston 5 8-7 D Tudhope(5) 9/2 78 — —

4 hd Stoic Leader (IRE) (3) R F Fisher 5 9-6 D Nolan(3) 10/1 89 — —

5 1¾ Gjovic (6) B J Meehan 4 8-8 1b R Hughes 12/1 74 — —

6 shd Able Baker Charlie (IRE) (9) J R Fanshawe 6 9-11 O Urbina 4/1J 91 — —

7 2 Divine Gift (11) M A Jarvis 4 9-13 P Robinson 4/1J 93 — —

8 ¾ Credit (IRE) (5) J Howard Johnson 4 9-10 R Winston 20/1 90 — —

9 hd Ridge Boy (IRE) (4) R Hannon 4 9-3 R L Moore 9/2 83 — —

10 ½ Young Mr Grace (IRE) (8) T D Easterby 5 8-12 D Allan 25/1 78 — —

11 5 Queens Rhapsody (12) A Bailey 5 8-13 J Fanning 33/1 79 — —

11 ran TIME 1m 43.39s (slow by 1.39s) TOTAL SP 113%

NON RUNNER: Kamanda Laugh

1st OWNER: The Queen BRED: Exors Of The Late Queen Elizabeth TRAINER: A M Balding

2nd OWNER: B E T Partnership

3rd OWNER: Peter J Davies

TOTE WIN £13.90 PL £3.30, £8.90, £1.80; Ex £446.30; CSF £531.02; TRICAST £3365.00

ANALYSIS: Quite a competitive handicap, but not reliable form as the pace wasn't strong and it developed into a bit of a sprint up the straight.

BANKNOTE hadn't run up to his best in two runs since winning at Windsor on his reappearance in April, but came back to form here despite racing keenly early on. Although he held a good position, he was outpaced when the sprint began in earnest, but then quickened up well to win going away. A mile would appear to be his best trip, and a more strongly-run race would also suit him.

Yakimov hadn't raced for nearly a year, but though he shaped well he had the run of the race.

Goodbye Mr Bond is knocking on the door, but this race didn't really go his way, and though he ran on from well off the pace he wasnever doing enough to win.

Stoic Leader had every chance, Gjovic had the run of the race, but faded in the closing stages, while Able Baker Charlie had plenty to do in a moderately-run affair and his effort is best ignored.