28 Jun 2008 17:35 Newcastle
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,231); Distance: 1m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Graphite Resources Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(10) |   | - | Stevie Thunder (GB) (Colt, Chestnut, 133lbs) | 3-21241 / 20 | Flat (14) | P Mulrennan | G A Swinbank Mr Steve Gray | 3/1 | |
| in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, held on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(11) |   | NK | Topazes (GB) (Colt, Chestnut, 127lbs) | 0-91112 / 3 | Flat (23) | J P Spencer | M L W Bell Baron F C Oppenheim | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, held near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(5) |   | 1¼ L | Bowder Stone (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 121lbs) | 0-3235 / 4 | Flat (34) | T P Queally | M H Tompkins Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook | 20/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13(13) |   | ¾ L | Reel Buddy Star (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 121lbs) | 212-64 / 6 | Flat (7) | D Holland | G M Moore J W Armstrong &… | 11/1 | |
| close up on outside, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(14) |   | 2¼ L | Resounding Glory (USA) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 8319-4 / 4 | Flat (19) | Barry McHugh | R A Fahey Mr M Wynne | 14/1 | |
| held up on outside, headway 4f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(4) |   | 1½ L | Boy Blue (GB) (Colt, Bay, 130lbs) | 521-04 / 6 | Flat (51) | N Callan | D W Barker Wandahome | 9/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(6) |   | HD | Doon Haymer (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 123lbs) | 201-067 / 4 | Flat (14) | P Fessey | Miss L A Perratt Mr Gordon McDowall | 22/1 | |
| behind, effort when not clear run on inside over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14(3) |   | ¾ L | Bourse (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 115lbs) | 648130 / 5 | Flat (21) | S De Sousa | R Johnson Mr A G Foster | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place over 3f out, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(1) |   | 5 L | The Oil Magnate (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 133lbs) | 2-10 / 7 | Flat (28) | T Hamilton | M Dods Smith & Allan Racing | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden and beaten | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(2) |   | 4 L | Nine Stories (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 131lbs) | 12306-6 / 8 | Flat (14) | Neil Brown | J Howard Johnson Straightline Construction… | 11/2 | |
| in touch, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(8) |   | 6 L | Tourist (GB) (Colt, Bay, 128lbs) | 73-41 / 7 | Flat (17) | W Buick | B W Hills Stratford Bards… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12(9) |   | - | Shadowtime (GB) (Colt, Bay, 121lbs) | 343515 / 11 | Flat (3) | P J McDonald | Miss Tracy Waggott Mr H Conlon | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 9(15) |   | - | Themwerethedays (GB) (Colt, Bay, 125lbs) | 524991 / 3 | Flat (5) | R Ffrench | S Kirk Mike & Maureen… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 8(7) |   | - | Celtic Strand (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 125lbs) | 46215-2 / 5 | Flat (30) | M Fenton | T P Tate Leftovers Syndicate | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 15(12) |   | - | Geordie Girl (GB) (Filly, Bay, 114lbs) | 3100-00 / 3 | Flat (26) | Non Runner | R C Guest James S Kennerley… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
