11 Sep 2008 21:20 Great Leighs
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,730); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Waltham Abbey Classified Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(12) |   | - | Valdan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 646356 / 21 | Flat (38) | Dean McKeown | P D Evans Mrs E Evans | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led 2f out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 16(13) |   | 2¼ L | Sunny Spells (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 570004 / 7 | Flat (23) | Saleem Golam | S C Williams Mr Patrick Wilmott | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, edged left, stayed on and went 2ndinside final furlong, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(8) |   | 2¾ L | Ready To Crown (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 27-6353 / 6 | Flat (120) | C Catlin | Andrew Turnell The Festival Dream… | 11/4 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(7) |   | 1½ L | Stand Guard (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 9-550 / 14 | Flat (181) | I Mongan | P Howling Miss Alice Haynes | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon hampered, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(16) |   | ¾ L | High Coincidence (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 509 / 3 | Flat (69) | A Daly | Andrew Turnell Mr M Tedham | 20/1 | |
| reminders leaving stalls, soon handy, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12(4) |   | 4 L | Rockjumper (GB) (Colt, brown, 8 11) | 0-00072 / 4 | Flat (34) | E Stack | H Morrison Sir Thomas Pilkington | 9/1 | |
| led 1f, chased leader, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(6) |   | ¾ L | Bobal Girl (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 11) | 2-05300 / 4 | Flat (34) | Andrea Atzeni | E F Vaughan Sir Robert Stewart… | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden when not clear run briefly well over 1f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(5) |   | 1½ L | Magpie (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 8 11) | 59600 / 4 | Flat (13) | T Quinn | B G Powell Kempton Park Punters'… | 25/1 | |
| dwelt, dropped in well in rear, wide entering straight, progress and hung left approaching final furlong, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15(3) |   | 12 L | Stateside (CAN) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 068- / 5 | Flat (393) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Mr P Timmins | 16/1 | |
| raced keenly, mid division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(9) |   | 3¾ L | Up The Chimney (GB) (Gelding, grey, 9 4) | 56800- / 4 | Flat (351) | Darren Williams | A P Jarvis Geoffrey Bishop… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, no headway | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13(1) |   | 4½ L | Rumline (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 0008 / 3 | Flat (16) | S Donohoe | S A Callaghan P A & M J Reditt | 20/1 | |
| led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7(15) |   | 4 L | Defies Logic (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 304556 / 3 | Flat (12) | T P Queally | J G Given Mr J Ellis | 9/1 | |
| prominent, ridden well over 2f out, weakening when hung left well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14(10) |   | 5 L | Sleeping (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 0605 / 4 | Flat (35) | J Quinn | M H Tompkins Mrs M H Tompkins | 16/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, struggling 3f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 9(14) |   | 20 L | Lady Petrus (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 00-7074 / 3 | Flat (35) | N Callan | H J L Dunlop Mrs E Roberts | 7/1 | |
| in touch, lost place over 8f out, reminders over 6f out, dropped away 4f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11(2) |   | - | Que Beauty (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 000- / 6 | Flat (325) | Paul Eddery | R C Guest Mr T C Quinn | |||
| 1(11) |   | - | Dr McFab (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 4) | 24-9008 / 5 | Flat (55) | T Block | Miss Tor Sturgis Mr Chris Grant… | |||
