07 Aug 2007 15:45 Chepstow
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £1,943); Distance: 1m 14y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(11) |   | - | Croft (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 2058-07 / 22 | Flat (10) | T G McLaughlin | M S Saunders Mr A P Holland | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led approaching 2f out, hard pressed final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(10) |   | NK | Goodwood Spirit (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 798805 / 6 | Flat (21) | L P Keniry | J M Bradley Mr J M Bradley | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders and keen, headway 2f out, every chance well inside final furlong, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(12) |   | ½ L | Check Up (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | / 8 | Jump (50) | P Fitzsimons | B W Duke Miss A C Telling | 10/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(17) |   | ¾ L | Da Bookie (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 1607-00 / 8 | Flat (19) | E Creighton | E J Creighton Mr Sean Dalton | 12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, mid-division and keen, ridden 3f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 13(7) |   | - | Alloro (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 540875 / 7 | Flat (10) | James Doyle | D J S Ffrench Davis Mr A Slack | 22/1 | ||
| prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14(4) |   | - | Homecroft Boy (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 266803 / 4 | Flat (13) | S Donohoe | P D Evans Mr Rob E L Frost | 16/1 | ||
| towards rear, ridden 3f out, plugged on | ||||||||||
| 15(3) |   | - | Kastan (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 7-073 / 4 | Flat (35) | S J Drowne | B Palling Mr Nigel Thomas | 7/1 | ||
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 1(6) |   | - | Saintly Place (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 136lbs) | 115045 / 7 | Flat (36) | F Norton | A W Carroll Mr Samuel G Bowkett | 11/1 | ||
| soon led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
| 16(13) |   | - | Ten Black (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 3-67550 / 4 | Flat (147) | T Dean | R Brotherton Mr J R Hall | 50/1 | ||
| in touch, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12(15) |   | - | What-A-Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 70078-9 / 11 | Flat (53) | Liam Jones | R Harris The "Yes" - "No"… | 7/1 | ||
| in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 11(5) |   | - | Travelling Band (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 200/90-3 / 10 | Flat (18) | Jamie Moriarty | J Mackie Mr Tim Kelly | 4/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, ridden approaching 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10(8) |   | - | Shanehill (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | / 6 | Jump (54) | F Sweeney | Evan Williams Fox & Hounds Racing | 33/1 | ||
| towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9(2) |   | - | Rowan Lodge (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 131lbs) | 354342 / 10 | Flat (33) | S Sanders | M H Tompkins Ownaracehorse Ltd… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 8(1) |   | - | Lizarazu (GER) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 890405 / 9 | Flat (12) | A Quinn | R Harris Mrs Jan Adams | 7/1 | ||
| went left start, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7(9) |   | - | Gowna's Hope (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 131lbs) | 90- / 5 | Flat (294), Jump (63) | D Kinsella | J W Mullins First Impressions… | 80/1 | ||
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 5(16) |   | - | Emperor Cat (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 08270-0 / 7 | Flat (53) | Hadden Frost | Mrs N S Evans Mr P T Evans | 50/1 | ||
| in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 17(14) |   | - | Correy (GB) (Filly, Chestnut, 119lbs) | 60 / 4 | Flat (6) | R Kingscote | B Palling Mr A J Harkins | 50/1 | ||
| in rear, tailed off from halfway | ||||||||||
