16 Sep 2006 05:10 NEWBURY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £6,477); Distance: 1540; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3yo only; Going: Good.
John Smith's Victoria Club Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(3) |   | - | Trimlestown (IRE) (Gelding, , 125) | / 22 | Dane O'Neill | H Candy Mr P D Evans | |||
| soon tracked leaders, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on gamely when strongly pressed close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(2) |   | SHD | Blues In The Night (IRE) (Gelding, , 128) | / 6 | J Fortune | P J Makin Martin Holland… | |||
| held up, headway 2f out, ran on under pressure to chase winner, made strong challenge well inside final furlong, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(11) |   | 0.75 L | Scarlet Flyer (USA) (Gelding, , 126) | / 5 | G Baker | G & J Moore The Optima Partnership | |||
| held up in rear, not clear run 2f out, switched right over 1f out, driven and strong run inside final furlong, finished fast | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(13) |   | 0.75 L | Misphire (GB) (Filly, , 128) | / 6 | R Winston | M Dods The Cresswell Partnership | |||
| chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(12) |   | 1.25 L | High Octave (IRE) (Colt, , 117) | / 4 | J F Egan | B G Powell Favourites Racing… | |||
| in touch, ridden 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(10) |   | NK | Colorus (IRE) (Gelding, , 124) | / 8 | L P Keniry | R A Fahey J Sheard & W J… | |||
| pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(6) |   | 0.5 L | Carmenero (GER) (Gelding, , 124) | / 7 | R Mullen | W R Muir Mr Andrew Page | |||
| chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(17) |   | NK | Abwaab (GB) (Gelding, , 130) | / 6 | K McEvoy | R F Johnson Houghton Anthony Pye-Jeary… | |||
| in touch, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(5) |   | NK | Kaveri (USA) (Filly, , 129) | / 5 | J Fanning | C E Brittain Mr Shamsudeen | |||
| chased leader, led 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(18) |   | 1 L | His Master's Voice (IRE) (Colt, , 124) | / 5 | P Robinson | D W P Arbuthnot The Moving Partnership | |||
| mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0(8) |   | 0.5 L | Mister Benedictine (GB) (Gelding, , 125) | / 11 | M Dwyer | W R Muir Kennedy Transport… | |||
| chased leaders, driven along over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0(15) |   | HD | River Kintyre (GB) (Colt, , 121) | / 4 | Michael Hills | B W Hills Mr R J Arculli | |||
| held up in rear, ridden 2f out, beaten when hung badly to stand's side rail from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0(16) |   | HD | Sands of Barra (IRE) (Gelding, , 123) | / 6 | S J Drowne | N A Callaghan Wold Construction… | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0(4) |   | 3 L | Sleeping Storm (IRE) (Filly, , 115) | / 4 | K May | B J Meehan Miss J Semple | |||
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0(7) |   | NK | Bold Argument (IRE) (Gelding, , 122) | / 8 | Paul Eddery | Mrs P N Dutfield Mr Simon Dutfield | |||
| led, headed 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0(1) |   | 0.5 L | Cloud Atlas (IRE) (Gelding, , 109) | / 4 | Frances Pickard | S Kirk Martin White &… | |||
| went left at start, raced alone on far side rail, prominent to halfway, steadily lost place | ||||||||||
