12 Sep 2008 16:00 Sandown
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,181); Distance: 1m 14y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Round - Good/Soft plcs, Sprint - Heavy plcs).
Main Market Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(4) |   | - | Opera Prince (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 7-21344 / 20 | Flat (91) | G Baker | S Kirk Mr R L Dacombe | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, smooth headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, stayed on well final furlong, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(9) |   | 2 L | Eastern Emperor (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 771908 / 4 | Flat (13) | A Kirby | W R Swinburn The 'A' Team | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway from 2f out to chase winner and driven final furlong, no impression towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(12) |   | 3¼ L | Marvo (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 6) | 340328 / 10 | Flat (28) | P Mulrennan | M H Tompkins Mr J Parfitt | 16/1 | |
| led after 2f, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased winner until one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(11) |   | 1¼ L | Hawaana (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 10-7084 / 7 | Flat (20) | S Carson | Eve Johnson Houghton Gay Kelleway &… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(13) |   | NS | Bold Cross (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 756214 / 12 | Flat (13) | P Fitzsimons | E G Bevan Mr E G Bevan | 12/1 | |
| in touch, travelling well enough 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(10) |   | 2¼ L | Harare (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 033160 / 12 | Flat (25) | R Kingscote | R J Price Grange Park Racing | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12(14) |   | ¾ L | Master Mahogany (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 694221 / 9 | Flat (19) | S J Drowne | R J Hodges Villagers Five | 5/1 | |
| led for 2f, stayed challenging leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(2) |   | 3¼ L | Arctic Cape (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 089472 / 4 | Flat (28) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs Christine Brown | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and no chance when slightly hampered over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(7) |   | ½ L | Bigfanofthat (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 1-0 / 4 | Flat (154) | A Elliott | K R Burke Mrs Maura Gittins | 20/1 | |
| soon pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(1) |   | 4 L | Penchesco (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 2-74314 / 8 | Flat (37) | Paul Eddery | Pat Eddery Mrs Karen Hancock | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, short lived effort over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7(5) |   | 5 L | Rescue Me (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 1) | 713215 / 3 | Flat (13) | R L Moore | R Hannon Mr A F Merritt | 6/1 | |
| behind, brief effort over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14(6) |   | 20 L | Esenin (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 9) | 0000/8P / 9 | Flat (18) | Mr J Stevenson | Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt Miss O Walters | 200/1 | |
| always behind, last and struggling straight, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13(8) |   | - | Addwaitya (GB) (Colt, brown, 8 11) | 927183 / 6 | Flat (29) | Non Runner | C F Wall Mrs P J Sheen | |||
| 1(3) |   | - | Isphahan (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 9) | 121412 / 7 | Flat (14) | M Dwyer | A M Balding Mr Mohamad Rafique | |||
