10 Aug 2008 16:20 Leicester
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,046); Distance: 1m 1f 218y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
John Smith's Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(9) |   | - | Mazaaya (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 64-1428 / 20 | Flat (27) | R Hills | D R Lanigan Mr Saif Ali | 7/1 | |
| made virtually all, ridden and joined 2 f out, gained upper hand towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(6) |   | 1 L | Marvo (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 81/3403 / 10 | Flat (29) | Michael Hills | M H Tompkins Mr J Parfitt | 10/1 | |
| faced wide into touch, chased winner over 6f out, ridden and joined winner 2f out, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(10) |   | 2¼ L | Candy Mountain (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 8) | 253-245 / 4 | Flat (16) | Dane O'Neill | L M Cumani Lady Carolyn Warren | 9/2 | |
| prominent, chased leading pair over 5f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on samepace final 2f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(7) |   | NK | She's Our Lass (IRE) (Mare, bay, 9 5) | 890-271 / 7 | Flat (28) | D Nolan | D Carroll We-Know Partnership | 12/1 | |
| held up, ridden headway over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(3) |   | ½ L | Giant Love (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 420474 / 3 | Flat (15) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Crone Stud Farms… | 4/1 | |
| tracked leades, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(11) |   | 1 L | Who's This (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 0-1 / 4 | Flat (25) | Saleem Golam | W R Swinburn Mrs P W Harris | 10/1 | |
| keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakend over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(4) |   | ½ L | Quince (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 071662 / 7 | Flat (16) | F Norton | J Pearce Mr Jeff Pearce | 8/1 | |
| held up mid-division, pushed along 3f out, some headway approaching final furlong, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(5) |   | ½ L | Tilapia (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 315606 / 6 | Flat (19) | Kylie Manser | Miss Gay Kelleway Something Fishy | 33/1 | |
| pulled hard in rear, tired approaching 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(8) |   | 2¼ L | Sign of The Cross (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 9) | 724-538 / 6 | Flat (32) | Jim Crowley | J R Fanshawe Mrs Louise Marsh | 8/1 | |
| pulled hard mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakend 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(1) |   | ¾ L | Port Quin (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 7) | 016-00 / 3 | Flat (53) | S J Drowne | G Wragg Mollers Racing | 33/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(2) |   | 1¾ L | Beverly Hill Billy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 327-273 / 8 | Flat (10) | S W Kelly | A King Miss Sandra Forster | 13/2 | |
| keen, well within rear | ||||||||||
