24 Aug 2008 15:30 Yarmouth
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,267); Distance: 1m 3y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Great Yarmouth Mercury Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(7) |   | - | Life's A Whirl (GB) (Mare, bay, 8 10) | 046607 / 23 | Flat (6) | T G McLaughlin | Mrs C A Dunnett Life's a Whirl… | 12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up, switched left and headway over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13(8) |   | 2¾ L | Circadian Rhythm (GB) (filly, brown, 8 8) | 5868 / 3 | Flat (17) | R Ffrench | S C Williams Circadian | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(2) |   | 1½ L | Poppets Sweetlove (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 10) | 4-30377 / 4 | Flat (7) | D Kinsella | A B Haynes Mr Graham Robinson | 8/1 | |
| hampered start, held up, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(1) |   | ¾ L | Al Rayanah (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 301363 / 8 | Flat (6) | Saleem Golam | G Prodromou Mr George Prodromou | 5/1 | |
| went right start, held up, headway over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(14) |   | ¾ L | Ducal Pip Squeak (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 809-000 / 4 | Flat (16) | P Nolan | A B Haynes Ducal Racing | 20/1 | |
| led, headed over 2f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(6) |   | 1¼ L | Charlie Bear (GB) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 8 12) | 070288 / 8 | Flat (8) | A Kirby | Miss Z C Davison Mr Mervyn Merwood | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 15(10) |   | 1½ L | Dawn Wind (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 4) | 900U48 / 4 | Flat (11) | R Thomas | I A Wood Mr Paddy Barrett | 28/1 | |
| held up, ridden halfway, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(12) |   | 5 L | Blue Savannah (FR) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 1 / 5 | Flat (47) | Adrian Nicholls | G J Smith Mr Graham Smith | 7/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up ,never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 16(5) |   | 2¼ L | Lavender And Lace (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 4) | 060009 / 3 | Flat (17) | J F McDonald | T Keddy Gainsborough | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8(4) |   | 4 L | Too Hot To Handle (IRE) (Filly, brown, 8 13) | 9-78 / 3 | Flat (32) | L Morris | J M P Eustace Mr J C Smith | 16/1 | |
| held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5(9) |   | ½ L | Rain Stops Play (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 008858 / 10 | Flat (9) | P Cosgrave | M Quinn Mr Paul Montgomery | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6(15) |   | 1¾ L | Gee Ceffyl Bach (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 1) | 718049 / 7 | Flat (6) | Stacey Renwick | John Harris Mr Garry Woodward | 14/1 | |
| prominent, effort over 2f out, soon every chance, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 1(16) |   | 3 L | Josephine Malines (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 10) | 99-5851 / 8 | Flat (43) | T P Queally | Mrs A Duffield Mrs V J Morse | 15/2 | |
| held up in touch, lost place over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 12(13) |   | 2¼ L | Glitz (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 10) | 88030 / 3 | Flat (75) | Matthew Davies | George Baker Highclere Thoroughbred… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 14(11) |   | 7 L | Jolie Fleur (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 4) | 00-8 / 3 | Flat (36) | Hayley Turner | D E Cantillon The Last Four | 22/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9(3) |   | - | Charming Tale (USA) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 0-00235 / 3 | Flat (40) | Non Runner | B J Meehan Sangster Family… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
