17 Jul 2008 19:45 Sandown
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,886); Distance: 1m 14y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Children's Trust Claiming Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(4) |   | - | Arctic Desert (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 126lbs) | 195651 / 25 | Flat (9) | Richard Hughes | Miss Gay Kelleway Whispering Winds | 7/2 | |
| dictated steady pace, ridden, went to rail and quickened over 2f out, hard ridden final furlong, held on, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(3) |   | SHD | Optimus (USA) (Gelding, Chestnut, 130lbs) | 15-0586 / 6 | Flat (13) | T Quinn | B G Powell Mr Andrew P Wyer | 11/4 | |
| held up in 4th behind steady pace, pushed along early straight, closed to chase winner over 1f out, ran on strongly near finish, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(6) |   | 1½ L | Mick Is Back (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 021788 / 6 | Flat (12) | E Ahern | G G Margarson Mr G G Margarson | 6/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked winner until over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(7) |   | ¾ L | Bartercard (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 290107 / 7 | Flat (14) | T P Queally | Stef Liddiard E Good I Kirkham… | 9/2 | |
| took keen hold, held up in 5th behind steady pace, ridden and not quicken 2f out, plugged on after | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(5) |   | 2 L | Namid Reprobate (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 138lbs) | 006-009 / 5 | Flat (14) | R L Moore | P & O Cole Mrs J M Haines | 3/1 | |
| held up last behind, steady pace, ridden and not quicken over 2f out, beaten after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(2) |   | 6 L | Bollywood (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 125lbs) | 749948 / 10 | Flat (55) | M Halford | J J Bridger Mrs Alison Batchelor | 20/1 | |
| took keen hold disputing 2nd, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 3(1) |   | - | Rankayo Hitam (USA) (Colt, Bay, 130lbs) | 53-1604 / 3 | Flat (29) | J F Egan | P & O Cole Uplands Acquisitions… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
