LEICESTER (11 Oct 2005)

Good To Firm

5:40 ladbrokes.com Handicap (5) (3yo+,0-70)

[off 5:40] £4,397.25, £1,353.00, £676.50, £338.25 (1m1f218y) 1m2f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Fossgate (8) J D Bethell 4 8-8 A Munro 25/1 58 — 66

2 nk Dispol Foxtrot (2) Miss V Scott 7 9-5 P Robinson 11/2 69 — 76+

3 shd Monash Lad (IRE) (17) M H Tompkins 3 8-12 R Hills 6/1 67 — 74

4 2 Yashin (IRE) (14) P A Blockley 4 8-7 Hayley Turner 12/1 57 — 60

5 nk Blue Patrick (12) K A Ryan 5 9-1 J Fortune 9/2F 65 — 68

6 2 Latif (USA) (6) Ms Deborah J Evans 4 8-10 M Fenton 11/1 60 — 59

7 ½ Remington (IRE) (16) B Palling 7 8-13 N Mackay 14/1 63 — 61

8 2 Keeper´s Lodge (IRE) (10) E S McMahon 4 9-1 A Munro 7/1 65 — 59

9 shd Red Birr (IRE) (3) Mrs J R Ramsden 4 9-3 J P Spencer 14/1 67 — 61

10 3½ Princess Galadriel (11) J M P Eustace 4 8-11 E Ahern 28/1 61 — 48

11 1¾ Bubbling Fun (9) T Wall 4 8-4 t S O´Hara(7) 66/1 61 — 45

12 shd Bojangles (IRE) (15) R Brotherton 6 8-10 C Catlin 33/1 60 — 44

13 nk Huxley (IRE) (5) D J Wintle 6 8-9 S Hitchcott 28/1 59 — 42

14 hd Competitor (1) J Akehurst 4 8-7 t J Quinn 20/1 57 — 40

15 1¼ Karaoke (IRE) (7) S Kirk 5 8-11 R L Moore 8/1 61 — 41

16 10 Oakbridge (IRE) (13) D J Wintle 3 8-13 V Slattery 50/1 68 — 29

16 ran TIME 2m 8.84s (slow by 4.34s) TOTAL SP 122%

NON RUNNER: Globalized (IRE)

1st OWNER: Mrs James Bethell BRED: Mrs P A Clark TRAINER: J D Bethell

2nd OWNER: Miss Victoria Scott Jnr

3rd OWNER: The Monash Partnership

TOTE WIN £24.30 PL £5.70, £1.70, £1.50, £3.30; Ex £91.40; CSF £150.82; TRICAST £962.21Place 6 £62.61, Place 5 £50.74

ANALYSIS: A moderate handicap that resulted in a close finish with FOSSGATE making the decisive move over a furlong out and keeping on well to hold the fast finishing Dispol Foxtrot, who had to come wide from her low draw and would have prevailed in another few strides. The winner was stepping back up in trip, was encountering a sound surface for the first time since July 2004, and clearly appreciated it.

Dispol Foxtrot, on the other hand, needs softer ground and did well to finish so close off a 6lb higher mark for her Hamilton success.

Monash Lad was trying his longest trip to date and proved he gets it, keeping on well at the finish, and may be able to get off the mark before long. Yashin gained his sole previous success over course and distance, and showed his liking for the track with a bold effort under a positive ride.

Favourite Blue Patrick came from off the pace with the winner to challenge halfway up the straight but could not sustain the effort. Latif ran better back on this fast ground, while Remington and Keeper's Lodge dropped away at the business end after showing up for a long way.