22 Sep 2012 15:10 Newbury
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £43,575); Distance: 1m 2f 6y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Dubai Duty Free Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(16) |   | - | Hajras (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 126160 / 5 | Flat (14) | P Hanagan | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 13/2 | |
| held up in last pair, switched right to outside inside final 3f, sustained run and hung left from 2f out, led and went left over 1f out, soon clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(17) |   | 1 L | Unex El Greco (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 043218 / 8 | Flat (42) | W Buick | J & T Gosden Tay-dal Surfacing… | 10/1 | |
| held up in last pair, switched right to outside 2f out, headway and hung badly left soon after, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, unable to reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(11) |   | 3½ L | Blue Surf (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 32-1310 / 8 | Flat (14) | James Doyle | Mrs A J Perrett John Connolly And… | 6/1 | |
| towards rear, steady headway over 3f out, went 2nd briefly entering final furlong, one pace in 3rd soon after | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(5) |   | 1¼ L | Kirthill (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 91-9601 / 4 | Flat (29) | Kieren Fallon | L M Cumani Mr L Marinopoulos | 9/2 | |
| held up rear of mid-division on inside, not clear run over 3f out, hesdway and hung left over 1f out, stayed on to 4th inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(8) |   | ¾ L | Ottoman Empire (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 382027 / 7 | Flat (31) | J P Spencer | D M Simcock Mr Ahmad Abdulla… | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway towards inside over 2f out, not much room approaching final furlong, staying on same pace when not much room inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(10) |   | ½ L | Licence To Till (USA) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 067325 / 0 | Flat (21) | N Callan | Charlie & Mark Johnston Spectral Racing | 20/1 | |
| soon chased leader, led 6f out, kept narrow lead until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 16(4) |   | HD | Lucky Henry (GB) (colt, brown, 8 0) | 209356 / 6 | Flat (8) | L Morris | C G Cox Biddestone Racing… | 28/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and one pace when pushed left inside final 2f, driven and stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(1) |   | 1¼ L | Chapter Seven (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 010472 / 8 | Flat (21) | K T O'Neill | R A Fahey Mrs Lynne Lyons | 16/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along on inside 3f out, headway under pressure to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened approachiing final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(2) |   | 1½ L | Expense Claim (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 111234 / 3 | Flat (70) | J Fortune | A M Balding Another Bottle… | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13(12) |   | 4½ L | Fennell Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 054809 / 5 | Flat (14) | Michael J M Murphy | Charlie & Mark Johnston Bloomfields | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, challenged 4f out, ridden 3f out, still well there 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 17(9) |   | 4¼ L | First Post (IRE) (gelding, bay, 7 13) | 305022 / 9 | Flat (8) | Catherine Gannon | D Haydn Jones Joseph E Keeling | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, raced wide in mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14(15) |   | 4½ L | Tinshu (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 6) | 406303 / 8 | Flat (21) | Harry Bentley | D Haydn Jones Llewelyn, Runeckles | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 13th | 7(3) |   | 1 L | Mister Music (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 032533 / 11 | Flat (35) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Mr A Sergent &… | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, never involved | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2(14) |   | 4 L | Area Fifty One (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 215565 / 7 | Flat (7) | D Nolan | R A Fahey Middleham Park… | 14/1 | |
| led until 6f out, mostly chased leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final 2f | ||||||||||
| 15th | 3(6) |   | 31 L | Specific Gravity (FR) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 405-014 / 10 | Flat (9) | I Mongan | H R A Cecil Sean F Gallagher | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, behind and eased over 1f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16th | 15(7) |   | ½ L | Pivotman (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 5) | 12-9000 / 10 | Flat (53) | Frankie Mcdonald | Mrs A J Perrett Mr K Wreglesworth | 40/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10(13) |   | - | John Louis (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 152115 / 8 | Flat (42) | Raul Da Silva | P J McBride Miss V M Williams | |||
