13 Sep 2008 16:25 Great Leighs
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,771); Distance: 1m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Swift Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16(12) | - | Storm Sir (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 8) | 7-02771 / 20 | Flat (26) | S Donohoe | B J Meehan Saleh Al Homeizi… | 10/1 | ||
| held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway when struck by rivals whip 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(5) | SHD | Yarqus (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 258032 / 5 | Flat (23) | Liam Jones | C E Brittain Mr Saeed Manana | 9/2 | ||
| held up towards rear, good headway over 1f out, squeezed through entering final furlong, ran on well, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(14) | 2 L | Tender The Great (IRE) (Filly, brown, 9 1) | 959370 / 5 | Flat (10) | J M O'Dwyer | H J Collingridge Miss Kwok-Mei Ada… | 25/1 | ||
| dwelt, soon tracked leaders, travelling well, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong and flashed tail, soon headed and one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14(11) | 1¼ L | Rubacuori (BRZ) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 213756 / 4 | Flat (44) | L Morris | J M P Eustace Vintage Thoroughbreds | 40/1 | ||
| held up in touch, headway approaching 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(4) | 1¾ L | Decameron (USA) (Colt, brown, 9 4) | 32127 / 4 | Flat (35) | Louis Beuzelin | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Paul Moulton | 2/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, led well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(10) | 1¼ L | Who's This (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 0-16 / 4 | Flat (34) | F Tylicki | W R Swinburn Mrs P W Harris | 10/1 | ||
| soon led, hung right over 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(7) | 1¼ L | Just Bond (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 223020 / 10 | Flat (35) | R Winston | G R Oldroyd Mr R C Bond | 12/1 | ||
| steadied start, pulled hard in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on approaching final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(15) | ½ L | Gallantry (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 106020 / 11 | Flat (23) | I Mongan | P Howling Mr J Wright Mr… | 25/1 | ||
| raced wide mid-divison, ridden 3f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(1) | ¾ L | Resplendent Nova (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 357340 / 8 | Flat (7) | T P Queally | P Howling The Oh So Sharp… | 20/1 | ||
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15(8) | 1½ L | Obezyana (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 10) | 750563 / 7 | Flat (41) | S Hitchcott | A Bailey Mr Robert Stevens | 14/1 | ||
| soon pushed along to race in mid-division, ran in snatches, not much room 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(2) | 4 L | Mount Hermon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 761924 / 5 | Flat (23) | T Block | H Morrison Wood Street Syndicate… | 7/2 | ||
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13(6) | 9 L | Roman Maze (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 11) | 9589-07 / 9 | Flat (6) | R Kingscote | W M Brisbourne The Jenko And Thomo… | 14/1 | ||
| slowly into stride, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3(3) | ½ L | Silver Hotspur (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 117005 / 6 | Flat (82) | L P Keniry | C R Dore Mr Chris Hamilton | 20/1 | ||
| slowly into stride, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 14th | 10(9) | 3¼ L | 0 (0) (0, bay, 8 13) | 802060 / 0 | Flat (8) | S Carson | G & J Moore 0 | 50/1 | ||
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened and eased well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12(13) | - | Nightjar (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 140222 / 6 | Flat (15) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Hambleton Racing… | ||||
| 2(16) | - | Red Somerset (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 485211 / 10 | Flat (33) | M Geran | R J Hodges Mr M Murphy | ||||
