01 Aug 2008 16:25 Thirsk
Winner: £8,700 (Penalty: £5,634); Distance: 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Peter Bell Memorial Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(7) |   | - | Steel Blue (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 118lbs) | 626461 / 25 | Flat (8) | P Mulrennan | R M Whitaker Country Lane Partnership | 11/8 | |
| made all, ridden 2f out, kept on gamely final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(1) |   | ¾ L | Bazroy (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 134lbs) | 808809 / 6 | Flat (6) | Richard Evans | P D Evans Mr Barry McCabe | 7/1 | |
| steadied at start, held up in rear, ridden along and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(4) |   | 1¾ L | River Thames (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 132lbs) | 636239 / 6 | Flat (11) | F Tylicki | K A Ryan Whitestonecliffe… | 9/4 | |
| held up behind leaders, ridden along halfway, driven and kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(3) |   | 1¾ L | John Keats (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 132lbs) | 151330 / 6 | Flat (11) | F Lynch | J S Goldie Tough Construction… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, effort when hung left over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(2) |   | 3½ L | Apollo Shark (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 124lbs) | 4110-80 / 5 | Flat (13) | Jamie Moriarty | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 14/1 | |
| in touch, effort over 2f out, edged left when weakening final furlong | ||||||||||
| 1(5) |   | - | High Curragh (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 137lbs) | 267209 / 7 | Flat (11) | J F Egan | K A Ryan D Barlow | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 3(6) |   | - | Tawzeea (IRE) (Colt, Chestnut, 133lbs) | 317310 / 6 | Flat (14) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Business Development… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
