20 May 2008 17:00 Southwell
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,533); Distance: 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(8) |   | - | Diriculous (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 127lbs) | 151213 / 21 | Flat (22) | J Fortune | T G Mills Sherwoods Transport… | 15/8 | |
| held up, headway on bridle over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on (hand timed) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(3) |   | 1¼ L | Varadouro (BRZ) (Gelding, Bay, 130lbs) | 00-4010 / 6 | Flat (11) | S De Sousa | D Nicholls Mr D Nicholls | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden along halfway, driven over 1 when not much room, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(10) |   | SHD | Steel City Boy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 120lbs) | 08-3743 / 14 | Flat (8) | Ann Stokell | Miss A Stokell Compass Racing… | 20/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, led over 1, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(6) |   | ¾ L | Whitbarrow (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 77157-8 / 11 | Flat (33) | J Millman | B R Millman Mrs H Brain | 12/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(11) |   | SHD | Cerebus (GB) (Mare, Bay, 131lbs) | 335301 / 6 | Flat (7) | P Cosgrave | A J McCabe Mr Paul J Dixon | 12/1 | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(7) |   | 2 L | Minaash (USA) (Colt, Bay, 126lbs) | 91329-8 / 4 | Flat (48) | Ahmed Ajtebi | D M Simcock Mr Sultan Ali | 16/1 | |
| dwelt, towards rear, headway over 2f and switched left, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(2) |   | ½ L | Dickie Le Davoir (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 121lbs) | 223666 / 9 | Flat (14) | C Catlin | John Harris Mrs Alison Guest | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(1) |   | 3 L | Tag Team (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 116lbs) | 3-12605 / 9 | Flat (7) | A Elliott | John Harris Cleartherm Glass… | 25/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(5) |   | 1¾ L | Bartercard (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 126lbs) | 364P12 / 7 | Flat (7) | T P Queally | Stef Liddiard E Good I Kirkham… | 11/2 | |
| dwelt, always rear division | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(9) |   | 8 L | Paris Bell (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 126lbs) | 961-706 / 6 | Flat (11) | Jamie Moriarty | T D Easterby Ryedale Partners… | 20/1 | |
| slowly into stride, always behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(4) |   | 9 L | Never Without Me (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 116lbs) | 214000- / 8 | Flat (202) | Andrew Heffernan | J F Coupland Mr J F Coupland | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, effort halfway, soon beaten | ||||||||||
