22 Aug 2008 14:50 Newbury
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,533); Distance: 6f 8y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Bathwick Tyres Andover Nursery Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(1) |   | - | Kingswinford (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 7 12) | 404562 / 19 | Flat (12) | L Morris | P D Evans J R Norton Ltd | 15/2 | |
| tracked leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(4) |   | ½ L | Belle des Airs (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 11) | 61 / 4 | Flat (23) | S Sanders | R M Beckett Mrs M E Slade | 9/1 | |
| led in centre until headed well over 1f out, kept pressing winner, no extra inside final furlong, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(2) |   | NK | Versaki (IRE) (Colt, grey, 9 10) | 104 / 4 | Flat (43) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Jf Clais | 11/1 | |
| steadied start, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 3rd final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(7) |   | NK | Dove Mews (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 13 / 3 | Flat (28) | Hayley Turner | M L W Bell Sir Thomas Pilkington | 12/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 2f out, effort and every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd final strides | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13(9) |   | 1¾ L | Hip Hip Hooray (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 7 12) | 6231 / 7 | Flat (11) | Catherine Gannon | L A Dace M C S D Racing… | 16/1 | |
| dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out, not reached leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(6) |   | 3¼ L | Asian Tale (IRE) (Filly, brown, 8 8) | 3713 / 3 | Flat (75) | T G McLaughlin | A B Haynes Middleham Park… | 20/1 | |
| started very slowly, in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not reached leaders, slightly unlucky | ||||||||||
| 7th | 14(5) |   | 2¾ L | Paymaster In Chief (GB) (Colt, bay, 7 12) | 076344 / 3 | Flat (17) | David Probert | M D I Usher The Paymasters | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression final 2f | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(10) |   | ¾ L | Proclaim (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 61 / 3 | Flat (19) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden to challenge and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(8) |   | SHD | Diggeratt (USA) (Filly, grey, 8 11) | 512 / 4 | Flat (20) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey George Baker &… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(14) |   | 1½ L | Tartan Turban (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 5) | 01 / 3 | Flat (39) | R Mullen | R Hannon McKendrick Morecombe… | 8/1 | |
| behind mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10(13) |   | 1½ L | Protiva (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 7 13) | 867 / 4 | Flat (20) | Matthew Davies | A P Jarvis Adrian Parr & Karen… | 10/1 | |
| raced alone stand's side rails 2f, chased centre leader to over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12(15) |   | 1¼ L | Polly's Choice (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 7 12) | 577 / 2 | Flat (42) | J F McDonald | R Hannon Wickham Stud | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place and weakened quickly from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5(12) |   | HD | Dubai's Gazal (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 12) | 3153 / 2 | Flat (34) | T P O'Shea | M R Channon Mr Jaber Abdullah | 12/1 | |
| behind mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 15(3) |   | 4 L | Louie's Lad (GB) (Gelding, grey, 7 12) | 6800 / 5 | Flat (9) | D Fox | J A Geake Mr & Mrs K Finch | 100/1 | |
| in touch, ridden along over 3f out, soon lost touch, in rear 2f out | ||||||||||
| 2(11) |   | - | Klynch (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 176451 / 8 | Flat (16) | Non Runner | B J Meehan Mr Douglas Renton | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
