02 Oct 2008 19:20 Great Leighs
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £4,857); Distance: 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Hector Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(4) |   | - | Beat The Bell (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 516202 / 20 | Flat (49) | Nicol Polli | A Bailey Lisbunny Syndicate | 15/2 | |
| tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(1) |   | 1 L | San Jose City (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 163577 / 8 | Flat (4) | D Holland | D Carroll Kevin Moughan | 11/2 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, switched right to challenge approaching final furlong, soon chasing winner, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(5) |   | 4½ L | Dvinsky (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 616558 / 12 | Flat (23) | J Quinn | P Howling Mr David Hardaker | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(8) |   | 1 L | Vigano (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 966403 / 7 | Flat (12) | Richard Hughes | S Kirk Ronan Buckley | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(2) |   | ½ L | Whitbarrow (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 846255 / 11 | Flat (12) | J Millman | B R Millman Mrs H Brain | 8/1 | |
| led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(9) |   | SHD | Requisite (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 5) | 204066 / 7 | Flat (10) | A Munro | I A Wood Mr Paddy Barrett | 14/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right and effort over 1f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(3) |   | 1¾ L | Always Ready (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 556563 / 3 | Flat (9) | Liam Jones | C E Brittain Mr Saeed Manana | 5/1 | |
| prominent, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(6) |   | 6 L | Lieutenant Pigeon (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 182266 / 5 | Flat (84) | Paul Eddery | G D Blake Miss Alison Ibbotson | 11/1 | |
| led 1f, remained prominent until lost place well over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(7) |   | NK | Asian Power (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 352323 / 5 | Flat (10) | O Urbina | P J O'Gorman Gold & Chelsea… | 7/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
