14 Aug 2008 19:30 Great Leighs
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,590); Distance: 1m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Standard.
Geoff Vaughan 50th Birthday Celebration Fillies' Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(6) |   | - | Suzi Spends (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 17-9734 / 20 | Flat (7) | J F Egan | H J Collingridge Greenstead Hall… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(3) |   | 1 L | Welsh Opera (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 3) | 734-056 / 4 | Flat (15) | J Quinn | Mrs A J Perrett Usk Valley Stud | 12/1 | |
| keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort to lead on inside 1f out, headed final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(11) |   | DHT | Turfani (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 2) | 0-8709 / 6 | Flat (23) | David Probert | W J Knight Mme G Rarick | 25/1 | |
| held up, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(8) |   | ¾ L | Charlevoix (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 5) | 060-114 / 4 | Flat (35) | G Baker | C F Wall Mr M Sinclair | 2/1 | |
| held up mid-division, improved over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(5) |   | 1 L | Saleima (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 6) | 28-5524 / 3 | Flat (27) | S Sanders | P W Chapple-Hyam Saleh Al Homeizi… | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(7) |   | 1 L | Queen's Speech (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 7) | 402592 / 3 | Flat (18) | R Havlin | J & T Gosden H R H Princess… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, soon edged right and no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(4) |   | 3½ L | La Famiglia (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 7) | 3-70 / 3 | Flat (50) | C Catlin | H Candy Acloque, Jones… | 20/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(1) |   | 2½ L | Aura (GB) (mare, bay, 8 2) | 0-88 / 5 | Flat (78) | Hayley Turner | M L W Bell Mr Barry Marsden | 25/1 | |
| in touch, lost place halfway | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(9) |   | HD | Suede (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 323 / 3 | Flat (18) | Ted Durcan | Pat Eddery Mr K Abdulla | 6/1 | |
| dwelt in rear, ridden 3f out no impression | ||||||||||
| 3(10) |   | - | Regal Bird (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 5) | 222-00 / 3 | Flat (54) | Non Runner | M A Magnusson Eastwind Racing… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 7(2) |   | - | Fastella (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 42-7 / 3 | Flat (145) | Non Runner | G A Butler Mr L Williamson | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
