09 Jun 2013 14:45 Nottingham
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,234); Distance: 1m 6f 15y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Alan Bird Memorial Handicap (Sunday 5k Bonus Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(3) |   | - | Street Entertainer (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 3) | 658568/ / 10 | Flat (973), Jump (29) | N Callan | D Pipe Mrs S J Stilgoe | 11/8 | |
| held up, headway approaching final 3f, led on bit over 1f out, soon clear, comfortable | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(4) |   | 3¾ L | Taste The Wine (IRE) (Colt, grey, 9 4) | 5512-85 / 12 | Flat (37), Jump (15) | Daniel Muscutt | B J Llewellyn Mr Alan J Williams | 6/1 | |
| in touch, held in and bumped by winner approaching 3f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(13) |   | DHT | Blazing Desert (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 123948 / 10 | Flat (16), Jump (95) | Adam Beschizza | W Kinsey Mr W R Kinsey | 20/1 | |
| soon led, ridden 3f out, edged left just inside final 2f, soon headed kept on same pace and joined post | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(11) |   | HD | Hallstatt (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 377114 / 12 | Flat (15), Jump (619) | Raul Da Silva | J Mackie Nsu Leisure & Mrs… | 5/2 | |
| led early, tracked leader until 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, hampered and short of room just inside final 2f kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13(1) |   | 8 L | Excellent News (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 2) | 466088- / 5 | Flat (293) | Jack Duern | A Forbes Mr Tony Forbes | 33/1 | |
| close up, ridden and outpaced 3f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(2) |   | HD | Sedgwick (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 338933- / 11 | Flat (188) | D Fentiman | S A Harris Mr Wilf Hobson | 16/1 | |
| in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11(8) |   | 2 L | Iguacu (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 00-6272 / 12 | Flat (18) | L Morris | R J Price Derek & Cheryl… | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(7) |   | 1 L | Graceful Descent (FR) (Filly, bay, 9 6) | 66/3-307 / 8 | Flat (16), Jump (343) | Gemma Tutty | K Tutty Grange Park Racing… | 20/1 | |
| always in rear, weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 5(12) |   | - | Naburn (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 39-3153 / 8 | Flat (19), Jump (445) | R Winston | G A Swinbank Mr Andy Wilson | |||
| 8(10) |   | - | Royal Sea (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) | 716032 / 9 | Flat (16) | Robert Tart | B Leavy Mrs G R Mathers | |||
| 9(5) |   | - | Tijori (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 3341-83 / 8 | Flat (26), Jump (207) | A Kirby | B J Llewellyn Mr M Edwards | |||
| 10(6) |   | - | Mister Bob (GER) (colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 0/4139 / 8 | Flat (64) | G Lee | J D Bethell Mr Robert Gibbons… | |||
| 12(9) |   | - | Transfer (GB) (Gelding, brown, 8 4) | 0680-30 / 10 | Flat (9), Jump (28) | William Carson | R J Price Mr G Ivall | |||
