06 Jul 2015 18:55 Windsor
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,911); Distance: 1m 2f 7y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm (Watered).
Happy Birthday Katrina 'Stick' Thomas Claiming Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(2) |   | - | Beijing Star (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 00-0 / 3 | Flat (39) | Mikey Ennis | D Pipe Mr Ken McGarrity | 7/2 | |
| held up in mid-division, smooth headway into 4th over 3f out, switched left inside final 3f, led entering final 2f and hung right, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, kept on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(3) |   | ½ L | Just Because (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 59-6106 / 7 | Flat (21) | Kieren Fox | J R Best Bouckaert M & G | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders well over 1f out, chased winner under pressure final furlong, kept on towards finish, always just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(6) |   | ½ L | Helmsman (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 44-5554 / 4 | Flat (23) | Josephine Gordon | J S Moore Mme B Boudraa/dh… | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced and lost place over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, rallied under pressure inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, not quite pace to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(4) |   | 3¼ L | Smugglers Lane (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 756318 / 4 | Flat (12), Jump (17) | J F Egan | P D Evans Mrs I M Folkes | 6/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway on outside over 2f out, plugged on into 4th inside final furlong, no threat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(1) |   | HD | Noble Master (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 50-0069 / 3 | Flat (7) | Cam Hardie | S Kirk Mr Sylvester Kirk | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure final furlong, nearly snatched 4th, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(5) |   | 1 L | Sarafina (GB) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 032752 / 4 | Flat (16) | M Dwyer | J R Best The Cartmel Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final 2f, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(9) |   | NK | Sydney Heights (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 60 / 3 | Flat (79) | William Twiston-Davies | C Hills John C Grant &… | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along 6f out, lost place before halfway, never able to get on terms after | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(7) |   | 2 L | Nouveau Foret (GB) (filly, bay, 8 7) | 051-708 / 3 | Flat (9) | Antonio Fresu | E Walker Mrs N A Ward And… | 7/1 | |
| dwelt, soon recovered chasing leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon hung left and one pace, weakened entering final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(8) |   | 28 L | Irish Belle (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 10) | 60-887 / 3 | Flat (5) | Georgia Cox | A W Carroll Mr & Mrs J B Bacciochi | 100/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
