Ripon 10th July 2006

 Commercial First Mortgages Handicap

Prize money: £9,716 to winner for 3yo only 6f.

Winning time [1m 11.76secs]

 1 (6) GRAZEON GOLD BLEND 3 9-2 G Gibbons

J J Quinn SP: 8/1 SFR: 91

ch g Paris House - Thalya (Crofthall) bred by Mrs E. McKee

chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out

2 (1) COME OUT FIGHTING 3 9-7 P Cosgrave

3/4 P A Blockley SP: 7/2 SFR: 93

b c Bertolini - Ulysses Daughter (College Chapel) bred by G J Hamer

chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on

3 (4) SOTO 3 8-2 Dale Gibson

1 M W Easterby SP: 13/2 SFR: 71

b g Averti - Belle of The Blues (Blues Traveller) bred by D. Sugars And B. Parker

led, headed over 3f out, one pace

4 (7) RAINBOW BAY 3 8-8 T Hamilton

1/2 R A Fahey Extras: CP* SP: 14/1 SFR: 75

b g Komaite - Bollin Victoria (Jalmood) bred by Ms R A Myatt

in touch and outpaced, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

5 (3) WESTPORT 3 8-10 N Callan

3 K A Ryan SP: 15/8 f SFR: 66

b c Xaar - Connemara (Mujadil) bred by Agricola Ficomontanino S R L

chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened entering final furlong

6 (2) WELCOME APPROACH 3 8-4 D Allan

hd J R Weymes SP: 4/1 SFR: 60

b g Most Welcome - Lucky Thing (Green Desert) bred by P. Wyatt And Ranby Hall

tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded over 1f out

7 (5) RONDO 3 8-6 P Fessey

3 1/2 T D Barron SP: 25/1 SFR: 49

b g Piccolo - Flourish (Selkirk) bred by Wyck Hall Stud Ltd

slowly into stride, always behind

 7 ran

 SP total percentage: 111.96

Winning owner: Mr J R Rowbottom

THIRSK (20 May 2006)

Heavy

4:50 Thirsk Handicap (class 2) (3yo,0-100)

[off 4:51] £12,954.00, £3,854.00, £1,926.00, £962.00 5f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Green Park (IRE) (2) R A Fahey 3 9-4 Paul Hanagan 10/1 90 93 101+

2 2 Grazeon Gold Blend (4) J J Quinn 3 9-0 Graham Gibbons 8/1 86 82 89

3 nk Scooby Dude (IRE) (1) Ms Deborah J Evans 3 8-9 Darryll Holland 7/1 81 76 83

4 3 Dark Missile (5) A M Balding 3 8-11 Joe Fanning 12/1 83 66 75

5 ¾ King Orchisios (IRE) (7) K A Ryan 3 9-7 N Callan EvensF 93 73 82

6 nk Sea Salt (6) T D Barron 3 8-8 Phillip Makin 15/2 80 59 68

7 1¼ Mulligan´s Gold (IRE) (3) T D Easterby 3 8-2 4 Paul Fessey 5/1 74 48 58

7 ran TIME 1m 2.31s (slow by 3.91s) TOTAL SP 118%

1st OWNER: G A Fixings Ltd BRED: James Burns And A Moynan TRAINER: R A Fahey

2nd OWNER: J R Rowbottom

3rd OWNER: The Three Degreens

TOTE WIN £10.50 PL £4.80, £3.80; Ex £70.80; CSF £88.41

ANALYSIS: Having left the impression that there may be better to come soon at Chester the other day, GREEN PARK won in good style. He was initially denied a clear run, but, once he found daylight, quickened up to take the spoils. He may now take his chance in a handicap at Newmarket next Saturday.

Grazeon Gold Blend was always up there and kept on well. He was 6lb better off with the winner for a beating of just over 3L at Chester and may have just run below that form.

However, Scooby Dude, who was travelling like a winner inside the last 2f, was also in that Chester shake-up and he was closely weighed with Green Park so it looks as if the winner has improved.

Dark Missile was one-paced in the closing stages, and it may have been due to a combination of the ground and the trip that she has not shown her best.

King Orchisios cocked his head over the rail looking into the next stall as the gates opened, and lost a length or two. He soon tracked the leaders, and then did not have the best of runs before being unable to make any further headway in the closing stages. He may still be a bit green - it was only his third run - and has to be given another chance.

Sea Salt showed good speed, but was well beaten in the end. His win was on good to firm, and this heavy ground may not have been to his liking.