19 Sep 2008 15:05 Newmarket
Winner: £14,000 (Penalty: £9,066); Distance: 7f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Express Cafes Nursery Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10(14) |   | - | Johnmanderville (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 1) | 73214 / 19 | Flat (73) | Liam Jones | K R Burke Mme F Lauffer | 16/1 | |
| led until over 2f out, soon rallied and led again over 1f out, hard ridden and stayed on strongly under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(13) |   | ½ L | Russian George (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 2) | 344 / 9 | Flat (43) | D Fox | T P Tate Spectral Racing | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(3) |   | ½ L | Absent Pleasure (USA) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 51 / 2 | Flat (27) | J P Spencer | B J Meehan Bill Hinge & John… | 5/4 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon chasing leaders and ridden to challenge, no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14(7) |   | NK | Cornish Rose (IRE) (Filly, bay, 7 12) | 5130 / 2 | Flat (49) | J Quinn | M H Tompkins Mr M Winter | 66/1 | |
| behind, headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13(11) |   | HD | Swingfire (USA) (Colt, bay, 7 12) | 238101 / 2 | Flat (18) | Andrea Atzeni | R M H Cowell Prestige Racing | 16/1 | |
| held up, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12(12) |   | 1 L | Brooksby (GB) (Filly, bay, 7 12) | 033 / 4 | Flat (17) | D Kinsella | R Hannon Winterfields Farm… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden halfway, effort 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(6) |   | SHD | Agente Parmigiano (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 26154 / 3 | Flat (42) | Louis Beuzelin | G A Butler Mr Damiano Drago | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure approaching final furlong, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(9) |   | HD | Swift Chap (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 6151 / 7 | Flat (20) | A Munro | B R Millman M A Swift And A… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(1) |   | ¾ L | Cyflymder (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 5) | 041 / 12 | Flat (29) | R Mullen | J G Given Mr D Griffiths | 20/1 | |
| dwelt, held upd, headway halfway, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(10) |   | NS | Perfect Citizen (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 3912 / 3 | Flat (27) | D Holland | W R Swinburn Clark, Cunnane,… | 5/1 | |
| slowly into stride, some headway over 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7(5) |   | ½ L | Senatorial (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 6) | 54314 / 2 | Flat (81) | Michael Hills | B W Hills Mr K Abdulla | 25/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1(8) |   | 1¾ L | Versaki (IRE) (Colt, grey, 9 7) | 10435 / 4 | Flat (15) | J Fortune | R Hannon Jf Clais | 33/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 11(4) |   | 21 L | Oriental Rose (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 0) | 6816 / 4 | Flat (41) | N Mackay | G M Moore Ean Muller Associates | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 14th | 5(2) |   | 1½ L | Kings Troop (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 5612 / 6 | Flat (42) | Ted Durcan | H R A Cecil Mr W H Ponsonby | 14/1 | |
| held up mid-division, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
