23 Jul 2008 19:40 Sandown
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,771); Distance: 7f 16y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Thames Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(1) |   | - | Brassini (GB) (Colt, Brown, 128lbs) | 419332 / 20 | Flat (5) | A Munro | B R Millman The Links Partnership | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader, pressed leader from over 2f out, led well inside final furlong and asserted near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(5) |   | ¾ L | Zakhaaref (GB) (Colt, Grey, 130lbs) | 612-497 / 5 | Flat (25) | R Hills | Charlie & Mark Johnston I Mytilinaios | 11/1 | |
| led, pressed over 2f out, kept on strongly under pressure until headed well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(7) |   | 1¾ L | Main Aim (GB) (Colt, Bay, 133lbs) | 11 / 5 | Flat (18) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr K Abdulla | 4/7 | |
| held up 6th, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra, faded towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(4) |   | 1 L | Noble Citizen (USA) (Colt, Bay, 124lbs) | 215-653 / 10 | Flat (32) | R Mullen | D M Simcock Mr Khalifa Dasmal | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, unable to challenge, faded well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(6) |   | 3½ L | Smokey Rye (GB) (Filly, Bay, 120lbs) | 22-2268 / 4 | Flat (7) | F Sweeney | G & J Moore Mr Darrell Hinds | 33/1 | |
| held up 5th, in touch, ridden and not paced to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(2) |   | ½ L | Sophie's Girl (GB) (Filly, Bay, 133lbs) | 34-6820 / 3 | Flat (14) | J Quinn | C A Dwyer Mr Iraj Parvizi | 33/1 | |
| held up 4th, effort over 2f out, not quicker weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(3) |   | 10 L | Pegasus Again (USA) (Colt, Bay, 133lbs) | 215-56 / 10 | Flat (98) | L Dettori | T G Mills Vanessa Szlanyinka | 11/1 | |
| started slowly, always last, never dangerous final 2f | ||||||||||
