11 Feb 2012 13:40 Lingfield
Winner: £6,500 (Penalty: £4,205); Distance: 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(2) |   | - | Taajub (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 60658-5 / 10 | Flat (16) | I Mongan | P Crate Mr Peter Crate | 11/4 | |
| held up, headway entering final furlong, soon switched right, ran on strongly to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(1) |   | ½ L | Sulis Minerva (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 2) | 07861-1 / 7 | Flat (21) | K T O'Neill | J Gask Mr Richard L Page | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to go 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(6) |   | 1 L | Clear Praise (USA) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 49867-0 / 8 | Flat (16) | Hayley Turner | S Dow Mr S Dow | 7/1 | |
| keen towards rear, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, went 3rd post, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(10) |   | NS | Island Legend (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 356-632 / 8 | Flat (8) | R Kingscote | J M Bradley Asterix Partnership | 10/1 | |
| soon led, ridden clear over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(4) |   | 1¼ L | Where's Reiley (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 38-7731 / 8 | Flat (1) | J F McDonald | A J Lidderdale Mr J M Duggan &… | 25/1 | |
| held up, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(9) |   | NK | Six Wives (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 27951-3 / 8 | Flat (41) | D E Egan | S Dixon Sexy Six Partnership | 12/1 | |
| raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(3) |   | HD | Sir Geoffrey (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 0390-34 / 13 | Flat (18) | Ryan Powell | S Dixon Generalsirgeoffreyhowlett/mrpaulj… | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort just inside, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(5) |   | ½ L | Royal Bajan (USA) (colt, grey, 9 0) | 7751-71 / 8 | Flat (18) | F Tylicki | J G Given The Cool Silk Partnership | 5/1 | |
| broke smartly, led early, pressed leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(7) |   | 2¾ L | Falasteen (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 000-822 / 7 | Flat (15) | S Donohoe | K A Ryan Mr J M Bradley | 17/2 | |
| restless stalls and jumped awkwardly, slow into stride, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(8) |   | 2¼ L | Billy Red (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 2) | 542348- / 11 | Flat (71) | F Sweeney | J R Jenkins Mrs Irene Hampson | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outer, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
