28 Aug 2008 15:30 Great Leighs
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,477); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Showground Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(6) |   | - | Jagger (GB) (Gelding, grey, 9 5) | 353273 / 25 | Flat (13) | T Dean | G A Butler Mr C McFadden | 7/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along 4f out, headway on outer 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(11) |   | 1¾ L | Fregate Island (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 2) | 212423 / 6 | Flat (40) | T Quinn | A G Newcombe Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook | 15/2 | |
| soon led, ridden 2f out, headed, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12(3) |   | ¾ L | Always Bold (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 881106 / 10 | Flat (6) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs Belinda Keighley | 15/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(12) |   | 1 L | Crete (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 6/13-105 / 10 | Flat (40) | Michael Hills | W J Haggas Ms J Lambert | 6/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(9) |   | 1½ L | Boz (GB) (Colt, grey, 9 9) | 318810 / 5 | Flat (22) | J P Spencer | L M Cumani Aston House Stud | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, driven, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(2) |   | 4 L | Shimoni (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 7276-14 / 6 | Flat (14) | R L Moore | G & J Moore The Welldiggers… | 12/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(7) |   | ½ L | Candle (GB) (Filly, brown, 10 0) | 31-7426 / 6 | Flat (19) | Dane O'Neill | H Candy Thoroughbred Ladies | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(10) |   | ½ L | La Estrella (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 47174-3 / 14 | Flat (182), Jump (35) | C Catlin | D E Cantillon Mr Don Cantillon | 16/1 | |
| keen, tracked leader until 3f out, ridden, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(4) |   | 5 L | Jadalee (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 6/95-007 / 7 | Flat (34) | S Sanders | G A Butler Mr Stef Stefanou | 33/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, effort when not clear run over 2f out, not a danger after | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(1) |   | 3½ L | Kasthari (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 6) | 62-0074 / 11 | Flat (33) | D Holland | J D Bethell Elliott Brothers… | 16/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(5) |   | 9 L | Tighnabruaich (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 62-148 / 5 | Flat (54) | P Robinson | M A Jarvis Brian A Farrell | 9/2 | |
| held up, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10(8) |   | ½ L | Duty Free (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 252-780 / 6 | Flat (44) | Ted Durcan | C R Egerton Mr Alan Macleod | 14/1 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression | ||||||||||
