15 Jul 2005 08:20 HAMILTON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £18,340); Distance: 1325; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3yo plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(1) |   | - | Spirit of France (IRE) (Gelding, , 120) | / 23 | K Darley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr D Hardy | |||
| in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, held on gamely towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(6) |   | HD | Fantasy Believer (GB) (Gelding, , 131) | / 11 | R Winston | J & S Quinn The Fantasy Fellowship… | |||
| chased leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, squeezed through to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(2) |   | 0.50 L | Bo McGinty (IRE) (Gelding, , 119) | / 9 | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Paddy McGinty &… | |||
| made most until ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(8) |   | 2 L | Bond City (IRE) (Gelding, , 130) | / 9 | P Mathers | B Smart Mr R C Bond | |||
| keen early, tracked leaders, ridden to dispute lead entering final furlong, kept on until no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(7) |   | 2 L | Les Arcs (USA) (Gelding, , 128) | / 10 | Tony Culhane | R C Guest Mr Willie McKay | |||
| slowly away and well behind, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(5) |   | 0.5 L | Bond Boy (GB) (Gelding, , 124) | / 11 | D Mernagh | B Smart Mr R C Bond | |||
| raced keenly in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, one pace when not much room inside final furlong, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(3) |   | 0.75 L | Circuit Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, , 120) | / 9 | Graham Gibbons | A Berry Mr David Fish | |||
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(10) |   | 1 L | Red Romeo (GB) (Gelding, , 130) | / 7 | Dean McKeown | G A Swinbank Six Pound Note… | |||
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(11) |   | 3.5 L | Selective (GB) (Gelding, , 123) | / 6 | N Callan | D Nicholls Mr Bruce Corman | |||
| chased leaders to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(9) |   | NK | Northern Svengali (IRE) (Gelding, , 116) | / 10 | J McAuley | D A Nolan Miss M McFadyen-Murray | |||
| chased leaders 3f, soon ridden and edged right, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0(4) |   | 16 L | Mister Marmaduke (GB) (Gelding, , 116) | / 7 | Kim Tinkler | D A Nolan Miss M McFadyen-Murray | |||
| chased leaders to over 2f out, soon ridden and behind | ||||||||||
