29 Sep 2004 02:30 SALISBURY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £3,951); Distance: 2178; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(11) |   | - | American Duke (USA) (Gelding, , 123) | / 22 | D Fox | B J Meehan Grays, Jaye & Connolly | |||
| soon led, headed over 5f out, stayed prominent, led again 2f out, clear over 1f out, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(17) |   | 5 L | Rani Two (GB) (Mare, , 133) | / 8 | N Chalmers | W R Muir Mr B L Loader | |||
| held up, headway 2f out, stayed on to chase winner well inside final furlong, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(10) |   | NK | Dickie Deadeye (GB) (Gelding, , 123) | / 10 | Frances Harper | G B Balding Miss B Swire | |||
| tracked leaders, led over 5f out to over 4f out, kept on same pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(16) |   | NK | Critical Stage (IRE) (Gelding, , 120) | / 10 | M Halford | J D Frost Le Rochjobi Partnership | |||
| held up mid-division, edged right to rails over 4f out, headway 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(6) |   | 1.25 L | Bluegrass Boy (GB) (Gelding, , 124) | / 7 | P Gallagher | G B Balding Supreme Team | |||
| behind, bumped and checked over 4f out, stayed on final 2f, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(8) |   | 0.5 L | Competitor (GB) (Horse (entire), , 121) | / 8 | A Quinn | J Akehurst Mr John Akehurst | |||
| held up, headway to chase leaders 3f out, one pace under pressure final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(2) |   | 0.75 L | Billy Bathwick (IRE) (Gelding, , 117) | / 9 | Liam Jones | J M Bradley Ms A M Williams | |||
| prominent, with length eader over 5f out, led over 4f out, until headed 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(7) |   | 1.25 L | Rollswood (USA) (Gelding, , 126) | / 8 | M Savage | P Hedger Mr Howard Spooner | |||
| held up mid-division, chased leaders under pressure over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(18) |   | 0.75 L | Smoothie (IRE) (Gelding, , 121) | / 10 | C Haddon | Ian Williams Mr E G Bevan | |||
| dwelt, held up rear, modest headway final 2f, never a danger | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(15) |   | 1.75 L | Farriers Charm (GB) (Filly, , 124) | / 5 | N De Souza | D J Coakley Mr Alf Hall | |||
| in touch, chased leaders 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0(13) |   | 0.75 L | Blazing The Trail (IRE) (Gelding, , 120) | / 7 | K May | J W Hills Sir John Robb | |||
| always behind, never going pace to trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0(12) |   | 1.5 L | Secret Jewel (FR) (Filly, , 131) | / 6 | M Lawson | Lady Herries Angmering Park… | |||
| slowly into stride, behind, ridden along when hampered on rails over 4f out, never dangerous after | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0(14) |   | 1.25 L | Kernel Dowery (IRE) (Gelding, , 118) | / 6 | M Coumbe | P W Harris The Treasure Hunters | |||
| in touch until lost place over 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0(4) |   | 2 L | Kythia (IRE) (Filly, , 120) | / 7 | T Block | H Morrison Mr L A Garfield | |||
| always behind, beaten over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0(1) |   | 5 L | Milk And Sultana (GB) (Filly, , 121) | / 5 | Dean Williams | G A Ham Mr D M Drury | |||
| always towards rear, ridden over 4f out, no progress | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0(9) |   | 8 L | Unsuited (GB) (Mare, , 129) | / 7 | Natalia Gemelova | J E Long Mr Vijay Advani | |||
| always towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0(5) |   | Dist | Tarawan (GB) (Gelding, , 123) | / 12 | R J Killoran | A M Balding Mr I A Balding | |||
| started slowly, switched right and held up and always in rear, tailed off over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 0(3) |   | 16 L | Kelseas Kolby (IRE) (Gelding, , 118) | / 8 | Kristin Stubbs | P Butler Mr J A Glover | |||
| in touch on outer, ran wide bend over 6f out, soon in rear, virtually pulled up final furlong and tailed off | ||||||||||
