27 Sep 2008 18:20 Great Leighs
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,476); Distance: 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Standard.
New Holland Midas Claiming Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(8) |   | - | Desert Falls (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 533431 / 19 | Flat (14) | Dean McKeown | R M Whitaker Mr R M Whitaker | 15/2 | |
| broke well, made all, challenged from well over 1f out, held on gamely under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(1) |   | 1¼ L | Gone Hunting (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 253521 / 4 | Flat (15) | J Dean | W G M Turner Mr M B Clarke | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(9) |   | NK | Leftontheshelf (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 11) | 2133 / 5 | Flat (28) | T Dean | J L Spearing Miss Hannah James | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders and hard ridden, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(6) |   | 1½ L | Klynch (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 451080 / 8 | Flat (7) | M Dwyer | B J Meehan Mr Douglas Renton | 5/1 | |
| chased winner, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(2) |   | ½ L | Trigger McCann (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 7 / 2 | Flat (109) | P Cosgrave | J S Moore Bigwigs Bloodstock… | 20/1 | |
| slowly into stride, mid div, ridden over 2f out, headway to chase leaders approaching final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(13) |   | ½ L | The Magic of Rio (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 10) | 321011 / 6 | Flat (37) | Liam Jones | W J Haggas Mr J E Abbey | 9/2 | |
| held up mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(10) |   | 4½ L | Duke of Aquitaine (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 363970 / 2 | Flat (29) | W Buick | P & O Cole Meyrick & Dunnington-Jefferson | 33/1 | |
| behind, soon outpaced, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(7) |   | HD | Court Approval (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 294012 / 2 | Flat (10) | J Mitchell | T G Mills Mrs L M Askew | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden halfway, effort over 2f out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(5) |   | 1¾ L | Courageous Nature (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 086516 / 2 | Flat (11) | Hayley Turner | A J McCabe Mr N B Attenborough | 20/1 | |
| raced keenly in touch, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7(3) |   | 2¾ L | Mythical Blue (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 258118 / 5 | Flat (12) | M Geran | S C Williams Peter Grayson Racing… | 8/1 | |
| reared start and very slowly away, soon detached, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(11) |   | NK | Home Before Dark (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 747 / 4 | Flat (10) | K Shea | R M Whitaker B D Partnership | 50/1 | |
| in touch, lost place over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 12(12) |   | - | Turn To Dreams (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 5) | 043256 / 4 | Flat (4) | Andrea Atzeni | P D Evans Mrs I M Folkes | |||
| 13(4) |   | - | Zaruschka (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 4) | 098 / 2 | Flat (16) | Kirsty Milczarek | R M Beckett Turf Club 2006 | |||
