04 Sep 2008 18:50 Great Leighs
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,590); Distance: 5f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Musco Lighting At Great Leighs Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(1) |   | - | Desert Opal (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 5) | 476650 / 25 | Flat (12) | L Morris | C R Dore Page, Ward, Marsh | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden, hung right and led over 1f out, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(5) |   | ¾ L | Billy Red (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 746673 / 11 | Flat (4) | A McCarthy | J R Jenkins Mrs Irene Hampson | 9/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on but unable to quicken inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(9) |   | 1¼ L | Monte Major (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 604002 / 10 | Flat (9) | G Baker | D Shaw Mr Derek Shaw | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden when short of room and switched right over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(3) |   | 3 L | Rann Na Cille (IRE) (Filly, brown, 8 10) | 745823 / 5 | Flat (9) | M Fenton | P T Midgley Mr D Mac A'Bhaird | 9/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14(8) |   | 2¼ L | Desert Dust (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 5) | 35/4300- / 7 | Flat (424) | N Mackay | R M H Cowell Mrs J Degnan | 33/1 | |
| steadied start, keen in touch, ridden 2f out, soon one paced | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(10) |   | NK | Overstayed (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 2) | 827602 / 5 | Flat (49) | Andrea Atzeni | P J McBride Mr Robert Reid | 13/2 | |
| towards rear, ridden halfway, edged left and kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(13) |   | 1 L | Taboor (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 780193 / 12 | Flat (11) | S W Kelly | R M H Cowell Mr T W Morley | 20/1 | |
| raced wide behind, ridden halfway, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(2) |   | 1¾ L | The Real Guru (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 28-0700 / 3 | Flat (22) | F Sweeney | Miss Tor Sturgis Adrian & Alison… | 50/1 | |
| keen mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(6) |   | ½ L | Bobby Rose (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 077440 / 5 | Flat (11) | Louis Beuzelin | D K Ivory Mr T G N Burrage | 7/1 | |
| very slowly away, rapid headway on inside to chase leaders at half way, soon ridden, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(7) |   | 1 L | Jucebabe (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 8) | 4-06850 / 7 | Flat (20) | D Kinsella | J L Spearing Mr G M Eales | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(4) |   | 1½ L | Kempsey (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 8) | 005449 / 6 | Flat (3) | M Halford | J J Bridger Mr J J Bridger | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and lost place after 2f | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6(11) |   | NS | Senorita Parkes (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 1) | 9-49 / 3 | Flat (17) | L P Keniry | E F Vaughan Mr Joseph Heler | 50/1 | |
| slow into stride, always behind | ||||||||||
| 13(12) |   | - | Westwood Dawn (GB) (Gelding, grey, 8 6) | 549253 / 4 | Flat (2) | A Daly | Mrs N Macauley Mr Godfrey Horsford | |||
| 1(14) |   | - | Our Fugitive (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 5) | 049820 / 8 | Flat (19) | C Catlin | C Gordon Mrs C M Grant | |||
