01 Sep 2012 17:35 Sandown
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,175); Distance: 1m 2f 7y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Westbeach Group Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14(4) |   | - | Quixote (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 9) | 255202 / 5 | Flat (7) | Kieren Fallon | C E Brittain Mr C E Brittain | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13(5) |   | 1¼ L | Poetic Lord (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 4-09657 / 7 | Flat (6) | J P Fahy | R Hannon Mr J A Griffin | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on under pressure, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(13) |   | ¾ L | Brigadoon (GB) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 37-6551 / 12 | Flat (19) | P Hanagan | W Jarvis Mr Nick Hoare | 20/1 | |
| broke well, soon steadied into mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(15) |   | 1¼ L | Cape Explorer (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 50511 / 7 | Flat (20) | M Dwyer | J Tate Albert Moriarty | 11/4 | |
| led, hard driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12(11) |   | NS | Hip Hip Hooray (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 626321 / 7 | Flat (23) | Richard Hughes | L A Dace M C S D Racing… | 8/1 | |
| behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(3) |   | NK | Hot Spice (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 5120-99 / 8 | Flat (16) | Ted Durcan | J L Dunlop S Hull, D Swales,… | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway approaching final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(9) |   | HD | Nelson's Bay (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 4) | 1-93033 / 9 | Flat (14) | M Barzalona | B J Meehan Mr W Storey | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, under pressure over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(10) |   | SHD | Icebuster (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 12) | 63215-0 / 9 | Flat (21) | J Millman | B R Millman David Little The… | 12/1 | |
| dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(8) |   | 2½ L | Highland Duke (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 8-03321 / 6 | Flat (18) | A Kirby | C G Cox Highland Thoroughbred… | 11/2 | |
| prominent, raced freely, every chance well over 1f out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15(14) |   | 1¾ L | Talk Of The North (GB) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 3-41850 / 3 | Flat (26) | R Havlin | H Palmer Northern Folly | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7(12) |   | NK | Mizbah (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 540233 / 3 | Flat (25) | S De Sousa | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, faded final furlong, eased | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5(2) |   | 2¼ L | Hurakan (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 6) | 303216 / 7 | Flat (31) | Daniel Muscutt | R J Price Derek & Cheryl… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8(7) |   | 10 L | Know No Fear (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 423315 / 9 | Flat (9) | W Buick | A J Lidderdale Bolingbroke Gravett… | 12/1 | |
| pulled hard tracking leaders, lost place over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 9(1) |   | 29 L | Eagle Nebula (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 451255 / 8 | Flat (15), Jump (530) | I Mongan | B R Johnson Tann Racing | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, weakened over 2f out, eased | ||||||||||
| 2(6) |   | - | Sim Sala Bim (GB) (colt, grey, 9 9) | 96/213- / 4 | Flat (435) | William Carson | S C Williams Mr A Atkins | |||
