01 Oct 2008 14:50 Nottingham
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £7,124); Distance: 2m 9y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places on the straight course).
Goosefair Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(3) |   | - | Neve Lieve (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 531419 / 20 | Flat (17) | A Munro | M Botti The Great Partnership | 11/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 4f out, driven over 1f, kept on gamely final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(6) |   | 1 L | Hendersyde (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 55331 / 5 | Flat (49) | Ted Durcan | W R Swinburn Mr P W Harris | 9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 2f, driven and kept on final furlong to take 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(5) |   | NK | Kiribati King (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 234111 / 5 | Flat (13) | Tony Culhane | M R Channon Mr Bill Adams | 3/1 | |
| held up, headway when hung left over 2f, driven over 1f, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(4) |   | ¾ L | Opera de Luna (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 4) | 50466 / 3 | Flat (13) | Liam Jones | D Shaw Mr J H Richmond-Watson | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden along over 4f, headway over 1f, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(2) |   | 3¾ L | Broken Moon (GB) (Filly, grey, 9 3) | 044416 / 3 | Flat (25) | P Cosgrave | J R Fanshawe Mr B McAllister | 15/2 | |
| prominent, effort over 3f, not much room over 2f, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(1) |   | 27 L | Okafranca (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 000121 / 8 | Flat (18) | R Mullen | W R Muir Mr W E Sturt | 3/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along over 5f, effort when weakening over 3f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(7) |   | 5 L | Keenes Day (FR) (Colt, grey, 9 7) | 5164-53 / 8 | Flat (25) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston J O'Brien & C J… | 7/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 3f, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(8) |   | Dist | Purely By Chance (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 2) | 94454 / 5 | Flat (27) | W Buick | R M Beckett Lady Green | 12/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 4f out, soon behind | ||||||||||
