29 Aug 2008 16:40 Chester
Winner: £14,000 (Penalty: £8,831); Distance: 1m 2f 75y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Axon Resourcing Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(4) |   | - | Prince Kalamoun (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 224114 / 20 | Flat (42) | R Winston | G A Swinbank Mr Jonathan Dixon | 4/1 | |
| held up, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(5) |   | 3¼ L | Nightjar (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 614022 / 6 | Flat (6) | D Holland | Charlie & Mark Johnston Hambleton Racing… | 9/4 | |
| dwelt, went prominent after 2f and soon chasing leader, challenged 2f out, outpaced by winner final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(8) |   | ½ L | Dauberval (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 7213-30 / 3 | Flat (29) | S Sanders | S Kirk Mr Norman Ormiston | 11/1 | |
| held up, pushed along over 2f out, trying to close when not much room on inside briefly over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(2) |   | 1¼ L | Porthole (USA) (Colt, grey, 9 5) | 3-198 / 3 | Flat (29) | Michael Hills | B W Hills Mr K Abdulla | 3/1 | |
| led, hung right when ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(3) |   | ¾ L | Never Ending Tale (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 5103 / 5 | Flat (31) | J P Spencer | W Jarvis Mr Ali Saeed | 4/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, bumped 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, little response | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(9) |   | 1 L | Sweet Sara (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 7) | 55-419 / 3 | Flat (42) | Saleem Golam | C E Brittain Dr Ali Ridha | 20/1 | |
| broke well, held up, pushed along 4f out, hampered over 1f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(6) |   | 2½ L | Grey Command (USA) (Colt, grey, 8 3) | 734262 / 8 | Flat (23) | C Catlin | M Brittain The Shades Of Grey… | 10/1 | |
| prominent, niggled along over 5f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 2(7) |   | - | Navajo Joe (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 8-210 / 5 | Flat (34) | N Callan | B J Meehan Mr N S Riyait | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 7(1) |   | - | Bigfanofthat (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 1-0 / 4 | Flat (140) | F Sweeney | K R Burke Mrs Maura Gittins | |||
| Withdrawn | ||||||||||
