25 Jul 2008 18:20 Chepstow
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,186); Distance: 1m 4f 23y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
petesmithcarsales.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10(16) |   | - | Mad Professor (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 664799/ / 22 | Flat (786), Jump (248) | Mr D Coleman | Tim Vaughan Mr J R Cornwall | 8/1 | |
| in touch, hung left from over 3f out, led over 2f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(17) |   | 3½ L | Ryedale Ovation (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 102795 / 6 | Flat (16) | Miss E J Jones | M Hill Ryedale Partners… | 9/1 | |
| keen, headway on outside over 5f out, chased winner over 1f out, in vain | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(10) |   | 1¼ L | Under Fire (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | 049453 / 8 | Flat (10) | Mr M Wall | A W Carroll Marita Bayley And… | 9/1 | |
| led headed over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(12) |   | SHD | Tayman (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 0105/4-5 / 8 | Flat (159), Jump (9) | Miss Zoe Lilly | C Llewellyn Mr John Goodman | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, one paced | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14(11) |   | 4½ L | Postmaster (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) | 673633 / 11 | Flat (16) | Miss S Sawyer | R Ingram The Bill & Ben… | 8/1 | |
| held up, headway over 2f out on outside kept on, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(15) |   | ½ L | Psychic Star (GB) (Mare, Bay, 158lbs) | 96/567-8 / 5 | Flat (23) | Mr P J Tolman | Mrs A M Thorpe Mrs A M Thorpe | 20/1 | |
| held up, ridden and some headway 2f out, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13(13) |   | 2¾ L | Hill Of Clare (IRE) (Mare, Grey, 145lbs) | 09-0570 / 9 | Flat (8) | Mr D Devereux | G H Jones Mrs A M McCartney | 50/1 | |
| never better than finishing position | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(6) |   | HD | Trysting Grove (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 150lbs) | 736051 / 9 | Flat (10) | Miss I Pickard | E G Bevan Mr E G Bevan | 11/2 | |
| slowly into stride, keen in rear, headway on inside over 4f, short lived | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(9) |   | 1¼ L | Great Man (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 26/4308- / 7 | Flat (452), Jump (152) | Mr William Biddick | K M Prendergast Mr K Blackstone | 16/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(7) |   | 1½ L | Bolckow (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs) | 7-79210 / 6 | Flat (29) | Mr D R Cook | J T Stimpson Mr J T Stimpson | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 17(3) |   | 3 L | Opening Hand (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 141lbs) | 6000 / 4 | Flat (49), Jump (17) | Mr Lee Newnes | Evan Williams Mr B J Meehan | 12/1 | |
| held up mid-division, reminders 6f out, ridden over 3f out and soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2(14) |   | ¾ L | Absolutelythebest (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 25668/0- / 7 | Flat (329), Jump (56) | Miss Sally Randell | J G M O'Shea Mr K W Bell | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 16(4) |   | 1¼ L | King of Diamonds (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) | 90/0760 / 7 | Flat (111), Jump (11) | Miss C Horsley | Norma Twomey Lambourn Racing | 40/1 | |
| slowly into stride, keen, soon mid-division and held up, ridden over 3f out and soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 12(8) |   | SHD | Spence Appeal (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) | 4329/76 / 6 | Flat (32) | Ian Popham | C Roberts Mr D Sutton & Mr… | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 15(2) |   | 24 L | Deo Gratias (POL) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) | 331630/ / 8 | Flat (1475), Jump (59) | Mr Sam Painting | C Llewellyn Mr D A Brown | 20/1 | |
| always in the rear | ||||||||||
| 8(1) |   | - | Monash Lad (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 153lbs) | 118/0-09 / 10 | Flat (20) | Miss Michelle Bryant | P Butler Miss M Bryant | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 7(5) |   | - | Opera Writer (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 546163 / 6 | Flat (2) | Mr Stephen Harrison | R Hollinshead Mr John L Marriott | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
