25 Aug 2008 15:45 Warwick
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 2m 39y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Syd Mercer Memorial Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(6) |   | - | Tagula Blue (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 31185/8 / 25 | Flat (10) | S Donohoe | Ian Williams Boston R S Ian… | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway on inside over 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, held on under pressure, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10(2) |   | NS | Mister Completely (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 572394 / 8 | Flat (26) | D Holland | Ms J S Doyle Ms J S Doyle | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway on inside 2f out, chased winner, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(5) |   | 1½ L | Moonshine Beach (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 55-3155 / 11 | Flat (31) | Liam Jones | P W Hiatt Mrs Kerry Lewis | 7/1 | |
| led after 2f to 9f out, stayed handy, not much room when stumbled and lost place over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(11) |   | ½ L | Munlochy Bay (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 12) | 706 / 9 | Flat (15) | F Sweeney | W S Kittow The Blues Partnership | 66/1 | |
| in touch, reminder 6f out, stayed on chase leaders, hung left over 1f out, unable to quicken | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(10) |   | ¾ L | Right Option (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 6-22344 / 8 | Flat (37), Jump (25) | David Probert | J L Flint Mr Roy Mathias | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, came wide into straight, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12(4) |   | 1½ L | Historic Place (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 7/00-508 / 9 | Flat (14) | T Quinn | J A Geake Keay, Geake & Balding | 16/1 | |
| led for 2f, in touch, headway on inside to chase leaders 3f out, every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 16(8) |   | 3 L | Irish Legend (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 000600/ / 10 | Flat (1024), Jump (131) | M J J Murphy | C Roberts Irish Legend Racing… | 9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(13) |   | 2¼ L | Squirtle (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 13) | 311621 / 7 | Flat (14) | D Heslop | W M Brisbourne J Jones Racing… | 6/1 | |
| slowly away, in rear, headway over 6f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(12) |   | HD | Whaxaar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 053130 / 6 | Flat (68) | R Havlin | R Ingram Mr G F Chesneaux | 8/1 | |
| in touch, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(3) |   | 1¼ L | Mohawk Star (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 4975/96 / 8 | Flat (11) | T P Queally | I A Wood Richard Abbott… | 20/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7(1) |   | HD | Very Green (FR) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 400P-66 / 7 | Flat (7) | R Kennemore | Mrs A L M King Straffan Racing… | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden, struggling over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 8(16) |   | 1½ L | Arabian Sun (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 931890 / 6 | Flat (14) | C Catlin | M J Attwater Mr Simon Philip | 16/1 | |
| led after 3f, headed 9f out, led over 4f out to over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14(15) |   | 1¾ L | Archimboldo (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 0-67440 / 6 | Flat (14) | W Buick | T Wall The Wenlock Edge… | 16/1 | |
| soon chasing leaders, pushed along 5f out, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 15(14) |   | 12 L | Ashmolian (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 436206 / 10 | Flat (40) | L P Keniry | Miss Z C Davison The Secret Circle | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 9f to over 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 3(9) |   | - | Is It Me (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 10) | 755533 / 10 | Flat (30), Jump (25) | Hayley Turner | A W Carroll Cheltenham Racing… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 13(7) |   | - | Madam Vouvray (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 4000-46 / 4 | Flat (125), Jump (104) | Michael Hills | B G Powell Mrs M Fairbairn | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
