15 Apr 2008 17:00 Warwick
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 2f 188y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Mercia's Drive Time With Helen Knott Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(3) |   | - | Black Tor Figarro (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 117lbs) | 800- / 20 | Flat (141) | Liam Jones | B W Duke Ruth Tupper & Tom… | 11/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(7) |   | 1¾ L | Shaftesbury (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 123lbs) | 787-33 / 4 | Flat (71) | L P Keniry | Jane Southcombe Sheikh Mohammed | 33/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(1) |   | 3 L | King Bathwick (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 126lbs) | 368455- / 4 | Flat (197) | J F Egan | B R Millman Mr W Clifford | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, edged left, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(11) |   | 1¼ L | Tasheba (GB) (Colt, Chestnut, 130lbs) | 001- / 12 | Flat (168) | A McCarthy | P W Chapple-Hyam Miss A Collier | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(4) |   | 4 L | Double On Red (GB) (Filly, Brown, 125lbs) | 50802-8 / 3 | Flat (13) | R Mullen | J M P Eustace Mr J C Smith | 8/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(9) |   | 7 L | Dusk (GB) (Colt, Bay, 124lbs) | 5875- / 5 | Flat (183) | E Ahern | J L Dunlop The Robin Raceline… | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 5f out, driven well over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(6) |   | 3 L | Natural Rhythm (IRE) (Colt, Chestnut, 119lbs) | 624-450 / 5 | Flat (13) | P Mulrennan | Mrs R Carr Mr Michael Hill | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pulled hard, ridden over 4f out, not clear run over 3f out, weakening when hampered well over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(8) |   | 10 L | Any Given Day (IRE) (Colt, Grey, 124lbs) | 0781- / 9 | Flat (174) | F Sweeney | D M Simcock Mr T G Leslie | 15/2 | |
| went right start and slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(5) |   | 20 L | Desiderio (GB) (Colt, Bay, 124lbs) | 2-84321 / 3 | Flat (12) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Mr Cathal M Ryan | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader, raced keenly, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(10) |   | 1 L | Ogmore Junction (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 07-2 / 6 | Flat (14) | E Creighton | Mrs S Leech Mr Chris Brown | 16/1 | |
| held up, some headway 5f out, driven over 4f out, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 3(2) |   | - | Calistos Quest (GB) (Colt, Bay, 128lbs) | 549-332 / 3 | Flat (12) | W Buick | M Botti Mrs R J Jacobs | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
