23 Aug 2008 16:20 Goodwood
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 7f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Round Course - Good in places).
Picnic Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13(4) |   | - | Batchworth Blaise (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 153209 / 22 | Flat (16) | Sophie Doyle | E A Wheeler Mr E A Wheeler | 16/1 | |
| held up well in rear, strong run on wide outside over 1f out to lead well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(3) |   | ¾ L | Crataegus (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 373 / 3 | Flat (18) | Dane O'Neill | H Candy Girsonfield Ltd | 8/1 | |
| headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(9) |   | NK | Imperium (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 6630B8 / 9 | Flat (16) | T P O'Shea | Jean-Rene Auvray Mrs A L Auvray | 25/1 | |
| held up in touch, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(8) |   | ¾ L | Castano (GB) (Gelding, brown, 9 8) | 926613 / 5 | Flat (7) | J Millman | B R Millman H G Gooding & Mrs… | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders until outpaced inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(2) |   | HD | Vanadium (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 0-31800 / 8 | Flat (28) | Jemma Marshall | G & J Moore Mr C S J Beek | 16/1 | |
| soon chasing leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15(13) |   | 1¼ L | Zazous (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 389077 / 9 | Flat (7) | M Halford | J J Bridger Mr J J Bridger | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(11) |   | ½ L | Viscountess (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 7) | 4-2531 / 3 | Flat (10) | D Holland | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Mohammed | 4/1 | |
| led, driven along 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14(10) |   | 1 L | Dr Synn (GB) (Gelding, brown, 8 7) | 5-50636 / 7 | Flat (13) | Kirsty Milczarek | M J Attwater Canisbay Bloodstock | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(5) |   | ½ L | Shot To Fame (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 151083 / 9 | Flat (14) | Jim Crowley | S Kirk Middleham Park… | 10/1 | |
| behind, pushed along 3f out, never reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(7) |   | ¾ L | Napoletano (GER) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 11) | 452188 / 8 | Flat (5) | S W Kelly | S Dow Miss Helen Chamberlain | 8/1 | |
| steadied rear, headway on rails 3f out, keeping on, hanging right when badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(6) |   | 1¾ L | Starlight Gazer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) | 0-96645 / 7 | Flat (14) | T Block | J A Geake The Burning Stars | 15/2 | |
| behind, effort under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1(14) |   | 2 L | Seneschal (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 13) | 570341 / 10 | Flat (4) | P Nolan | A B Haynes Mr Colin Rogers | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12(12) |   | 4½ L | Spirit's Awakening (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) | 269180/ / 9 | Flat (1396) | L Morris | M J Attwater Canisbay Bloodstock | 14/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7(15) |   | - | Gilded Youth (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 0-67987 / 8 | Flat (2) | Stacey Renwick | G F Bridgwater Mr David Lewis | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 9(1) |   | - | Epidaurian King (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 245043 / 6 | Flat (113) | T G McLaughlin | D Shaw Mr Derek Shaw | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
