21 Aug 2008 15:50 Great Leighs
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,570); Distance: 1m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Wickham Bishops Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14(3) |   | - | Irish Mayhem (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 2-61759 / 20 | Flat (14) | E Ahern | B J Meehan Mr Dean Fleming | 12/1 | |
| held up, good headway on inside over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(5) |   | 3 L | Yarqus (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 13) | 525803 / 5 | Flat (19) | Liam Jones | C E Brittain Mr Saeed Manana | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(4) |   | HD | Hazzard County (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 0-52824 / 8 | Flat (26) | R Mullen | D M Simcock Mr Khalifa Dasmal | 7/1 | |
| dwelt, in rear, headway well over 1f out, switched left to challenge approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 16(16) |   | NK | Mount Hermon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 476192 / 5 | Flat (7) | T Block | H Morrison Wood Street Syndicate… | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, raced wide, effort halfway, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, soon headed, weakened close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(8) |   | ½ L | Trans Siberian (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 9) | 214226 / 5 | Flat (19) | J Fanning | P & O Cole Mr C Shiacolas | 9/1 | |
| led until over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(15) |   | 1 L | Furnace (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 73/384-3 / 5 | Flat (36) | Hayley Turner | M L W Bell Highclere Thoroughbred… | 12/1 | |
| behind, switched left start, headway from 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(14) |   | ½ L | Kings Point (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 10) | 51-4168 / 9 | Flat (23) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls W R B Racing 61… | 16/1 | |
| prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(13) |   | 3 L | Grand Vizier (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 16-1163 / 7 | Flat (42) | J Mitchell | C F Wall J A Higson & Castles… | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, switched right, not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden, beaten | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(6) |   | HD | Count Ceprano (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 10) | 024514 / 9 | Flat (15) | David Probert | M D I Usher Mr R G Thurston | 10/1 | |
| always mid-division | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8(9) |   | 6 L | Dear Maurice (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 8) | 4-76116 / 10 | Flat (45) | T P Queally | E A L Dunlop The Far Yard Racing… | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13(11) |   | 3 L | Always A Rock (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 211180 / 3 | Flat (21) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Always Trying Partnership… | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9(1) |   | ¾ L | Neardown Beauty (IRE) (Filly, brown, 9 8) | 667564 / 5 | Flat (9) | P Cosgrave | A J McCabe Ramscove Ltd | 33/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3(2) |   | 2½ L | Gallantry (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 210602 / 11 | Flat (20) | I Mongan | P Howling Mr J Wright Mr… | 20/1 | |
| in touch, effort well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 12(12) |   | NS | Choreography (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 4) | 013191 / 7 | Flat (15) | P Doe | Jim Best Mr Bill Wallace | 16/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 15th | 15(10) |   | 11 L | Flying Valentino (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 604115 / 6 | Flat (20) | P J McDonald | G A Swinbank UK Distribution… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10(7) |   | - | Salient (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 194804 / 13 | Flat (7) | A Kirby | M J Attwater Canisbay Bloodstock | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
