20 Apr 2008 14:40 Great Leighs
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £6,939); Distance: 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Chelmsford 'Return Of Racing' Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(5) |   | - | Esteem Machine (USA) (Colt, Bay, 130lbs) | 1230-02 / 21 | Flat (8) | R L Moore | R A Teal Diamond Racing… | 6/4 | |
| mid-division, headway on outside from over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(3) |   | ¾ L | Manchurian (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 129lbs) | 645097- / 4 | Flat (191) | J P Spencer | M J Wallace Mrs P Good | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, switched right and chased leader over 1f out, ridden to have every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(2) |   | 1¼ L | Cerebus (GB) (Mare, Bay, 116lbs) | 341335 / 6 | Flat (5) | N Pollard | A J McCabe Mr Paul J Dixon | 10/1 | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(1) |   | 1½ L | Crimson King (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 11/01-25 / 9 | Flat (68) | A Kirby | R W Price Future Electrical… | 13/2 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inside approaching 1f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(7) |   | 3¼ L | Banjo Patterson (GB) (Horse (entire), Bay, 116lbs) | 460300/ / 6 | Flat (617) | C Catlin | M G Quinlan Mrs J Quinlan | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(6) |   | NK | Our Blessing (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 117lbs) | 4930-77 / 5 | Flat (3) | A Elliott | A P Jarvis Geoffrey Bishop… | 20/1 | |
| raced wide, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(4) |   | NK | Lucayos (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 122lbs) | 466649 / 5 | Flat (15) | R Kingscote | Mrs H Sweeting Mr Alex Sweeting | 7/1 | |
| with leader until approaching 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(8) |   | 6 L | Forest Dane (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 121lbs) | 03200-8 / 10 | Flat (15) | R Ffrench | Mrs N Smith The Ember Partnership | 11/1 | |
| raced wide, always in rear | ||||||||||
