27 Sep 2008 17:35 Chester
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,476); Distance: 1m 5f 89y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Mopson International Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(1) |   | - | Blimey O'Riley (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 80-0211 / 20 | Flat (42) | R Mullen | M H Tompkins Mrs D A Love | 11/8 | |
| tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon in full command, eased towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(3) |   | 4½ L | Thorny Mandate (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 734642 / 7 | Flat (7) | C Catlin | W M Brisbourne Mr R C Naylor | 9/1 | |
| dropped in start, held up, headway 3f out, ridden to go 2nd 1f out, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(2) |   | 1 L | Apache Fort (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 463951 / 6 | Flat (7), Jump (114) | Tony Culhane | T Keddy Mr Andrew Duffield | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, short of room on inside well over 7f out, headway over 6f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12(10) |   | NK | York Cliff (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 172033 / 11 | Flat (25) | D Fentiman | W M Brisbourne Mr Mark Brisbourne | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(11) |   | ½ L | Mae Cigan (FR) (Gelding, grey, 9 3) | 585264 / 9 | Flat (14), Jump (205) | F Norton | M Blanshard Mr A D Jones | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, raced keenly, headway 4f out, lost place over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(9) |   | 2½ L | Abstract Folly (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 841903 / 7 | Flat (31), Jump (297) | Graham Gibbons | J D Bethell Mr Craig Monty | 11/1 | |
| slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, switched right 1f out, no real progress | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(5) |   | 2 L | Puy d'Arnac (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 8-21177 / 8 | Flat (147), Jump (248) | P Hanagan | G A Swinbank Barrow Brook Racing | 13/2 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(7) |   | 1½ L | Monfils Monfils (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 823150 / 8 | Flat (15), Jump (133) | Louis Beuzelin | A J McCabe Mr Brian Morton | 12/1 | |
| chased leader, led over 3f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(13) |   | 3½ L | Sir Sandicliffe (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 233532 / 6 | Flat (14) | D Heslop | W M Brisbourne The Blacktoffee… | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(4) |   | 1 L | Turfshuffle (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 73-0096 / 5 | Flat (11), Jump (151) | S Donohoe | Ian Williams Million in Mind… | 33/1 | |
| led until 3f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5(12) |   | 21 L | Prelude (GB) (Mare, bay, 9 7) | 312697 / 8 | Flat (29) | T G McLaughlin | W M Brisbourne Mr A P Burgoyne | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place over 7f out, struggling and behind final 3f | ||||||||||
| 8(6) |   | - | Penang Cinta (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 934332 / 9 | Flat (3) | Catherine Gannon | P D Evans Mr Trevor Gallienne | |||
| 13(8) |   | - | Royal Indulgence (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 54-8886 / 10 | Flat (7), Jump (1841) | M Halford | W M Brisbourne Mr P G Evans | |||
