09 Aug 2008 14:40 Newmarket
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,952); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Championship Kick Off With Sky Bet Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(8) |   | - | Tazeez (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 22-173 / 21 | Flat (14) | R Hills | J & T Gosden Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 8/1 | |
| made all, challenged from over 1f out, stayed on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(5) |   | HD | Steele Tango (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 6-12125 / 6 | Flat (9) | G Baker | R A Teal The Thirty Acre… | 2/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway well over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on strongly under pressure final furlong, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(7) |   | 7 L | Samsons Son (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 3851-39 / 8 | Flat (29) | L P Keniry | J R Best Mr M Folan | 16/1 | |
| in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(9) |   | 2½ L | Tiger Dream (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 5) | 22-1769 / 6 | Flat (14) | J F Egan | K A Ryan Mrs Amanda Denny | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, soon ridden to chase leaders, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(4) |   | 3½ L | Prince Forever (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 0) | 3-04564 / 4 | Flat (28) | P Robinson | M A Jarvis H R H Sultan Ahmad… | 13/2 | |
| held up toards rear, pulled hard, headway over 2f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(11) |   | ½ L | Eglevski (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 64-9202 / 4 | Flat (64) | Dane O'Neill | J L Dunlop Windflower Overseas… | 8/1 | |
| tracked winner, driven to challenge over 2f out , soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(3) |   | ½ L | Voice Coach (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 61 / 3 | Flat (56) | T P Queally | Sir Michael Stoute Ballymacoll Stud | 11/2 | |
| behind, ridden and hung left from well over 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(10) |   | 7 L | Bid For Glory (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 4-3555P / 6 | Flat (21) | D Holland | H J Collingridge Harraton Court… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 3f out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(6) |   | 15 L | Ofaraby (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 123/600- / 8 | Flat (301) | Martin Guest | M A Jarvis Mr T G Warner | 40/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(2) |   | 10 L | Greek Well (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 45130-6 / 5 | Flat (184) | R Mullen | Saeed bin Suroor Ballymacoll Stud | 15/2 | |
| raced keenly in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 6(1) |   | - | Yarqus (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 525803 / 5 | Flat (7) | Liam Jones | C E Brittain Mr Saeed Manana | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
