03 Oct 2008 21:20 Wolverhampton
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,181); Distance: 1m 141y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Percy Mills Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(9) |   | - | Internationaldebut (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 360331 / 20 | Flat (72) | T Dean | S Parr Mr A Taylor Jnr | 12/1 | |
| started slowly, held up last, headway well over 1f out, weaved through inside final furlong, ran on well to lead last strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(8) |   | HD | Prince Noel (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 642302 / 5 | Flat (46) | Barry McHugh | N Wilson The Giggle Factor… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, led entering final furlong, headed last strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12(6) |   | 1½ L | Fort Amhurst (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 000480 / 4 | Flat (13), Jump (215) | Dale Gibson | M & D Easterby Gainsborough | 28/1 | |
| raced keenly, mid-division, headway on inside when not clear run over 2f out, wandered under pressure inside final furlong, unable to quicken | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(2) |   | 2 L | Alfie Tupper (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 2) | 4P1761 / 7 | Flat (13) | P Cosgrave | J R Boyle Epsom Equine Spa… | 3/1 | |
| prominent, went 2nd over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, challenged entering final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(1) |   | 3½ L | Glenridding (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 021246 / 10 | Flat (16) | P Hanagan | J G Given Tremousser Partnership | 6/1 | |
| led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(5) |   | 1 L | Blow Hole (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 49432 / 5 | Flat (23) | S W Kelly | J Noseda Mrs A M Thorpe | 10/3 | |
| in touch, ridden when not much room briefly over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13(4) |   | ½ L | Somerset Falls (UAE) (Filly, bay, 8 4) | 2-42 / 4 | Flat (13) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Mohammed | 17/2 | |
| chased leader until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(11) |   | 1¼ L | Roman Maze (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 589-070 / 9 | Flat (20) | James Doyle | W M Brisbourne The Jenko And Thomo… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no headway | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(13) |   | NS | Hilbre Court (USA) (Colt, brown, 9 6) | 337145 / 7 | Flat (6) | I Mongan | B J Meehan Saddle Up Racing | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, weakening when forced wide entering straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(10) |   | HD | Ninth House (USA) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 5) | 560878 / 9 | Flat (86) | A Elliott | Mrs R Carr Mrs Ruth A Carr | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(12) |   | 1½ L | Nesno (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 11) | 322510 / 8 | Flat (15) | Graham Gibbons | J D Bethell Elliott Brothers… | 9/1 | |
| soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5(3) |   | - | Avertis (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 1-1390 / 8 | Flat (58) | J M O'Dwyer | M Botti Mrs Sally Doyle | |||
