24 Sep 2008 16:55 Goodwood
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £4,857); Distance: 1m 3f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Coors Brewers Celebrating John Spiers Retirement Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(3) |   | - | Greylami (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 0) | 437333 / 20 | Flat (16) | Michael Hills | T G Mills Mr J Humphreys… | 5/1 | |
| in rear, not clear run from over 2f out, switched left and then right over 1f out, gap soon appeared and led 1f out, soon drew clear, pushed out, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10(11) |   | 1¼ L | Red Merlin (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 4) | 243731 / 10 | Flat (13) | R Mullen | C G Cox Mr Matthew Taylor | 11/1 | |
| held up, headway and effort on outside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 2nd final strides, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(10) |   | NK | Safari Sunup (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 210-670 / 9 | Flat (23) | S Carson | P Winkworth Paul Holden | 20/1 | |
| led 3f, stayed with leader, led again 5f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra when headed 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(4) |   | 4½ L | Celtic Dragon (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 912866 / 5 | Flat (10) | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett Mr John B Waterfall | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, no impression on leaders, kept on final furlong, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(7) |   | ¾ L | Tomintoul Flyer (GB) (Colt, brown, 9 1) | 108242 / 3 | Flat (7) | T P Queally | H R A Cecil Angus Dundee Distillers… | 7/2 | |
| with leader, led after 3f to 5f out, stayed pressing leader to over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(6) |   | 1 L | Isle of Capri (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 6) | 05441 / 3 | Flat (58) | R L Moore | R Hannon The Queen | 7/1 | |
| slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 3f out, plugged on final 2f, never threatened leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(2) |   | ¾ L | Thumbs Up (GB) (Colt, grey, 9 0) | 738121 / 6 | Flat (10) | J P Spencer | L M Cumani Mr T G Leslie | 11/4 | |
| close up, ridden over 2f out, no headway and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(5) |   | NK | Hawaana (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 7) | 0-70844 / 7 | Flat (12) | L Morris | Eve Johnson Houghton Gay Kelleway &… | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(8) |   | ½ L | Latin Scholar (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 032714 / 6 | Flat (38) | T Block | A King Mr Michael Potter | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(1) |   | 26 L | Never Ending Tale (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 51035 / 5 | Flat (26) | A Munro | W Jarvis Mr Ali Saeed | 10/1 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, no chance when eased over 1f out, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11(9) |   | - | Drum Major (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 405802 / 5 | Flat (10) | David Probert | G & J Moore The G Man Syndicate | |||
