09 Oct 2008 20:20 Great Leighs
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,533); Distance: 1m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Standard.
Clacton Maiden Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(3) |   | - | Close Alliance (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | / 3 | J Fortune | J & T Gosden Mr K Abdulla | 15/2 | ||
| pushed along briefly, soon held up in touch, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, asserted towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(4) |   | ½ L | Redding Colliery (USA) (Colt, grey, 9 3) | 7 / 2 | Flat (76) | J F Egan | Jane Chapple-Hyam Mrs Fitri Hay | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(11) |   | 3¼ L | Officer In Command (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 32 / 11 | Flat (13) | L P Keniry | J S Moore Miss Christine… | 10/1 | |
| close up, ridden over 3f out, went 3rd just inside final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(8) |   | 1 L | Neuchatel (GER) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | / 3 | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 20/1 | ||
| slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(12) |   | 1¼ L | Red Junior (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 3 / 2 | Flat (22) | J P Spencer | B J Meehan Roldvale Limited | 13/8 | |
| raced wide, held up mid-division, pushed along halfway, effort on outside 2f out, kept on, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(1) |   | 2¼ L | Gassin (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 5 / 3 | Flat (22) | A Munro | G Wragg Mr J L C Pearce | 10/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(10) |   | 1½ L | Ayrus (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 587 / 2 | Flat (22) | E Ahern | B J Meehan R & B G Properties… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(13) |   | ½ L | Ritano (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 0 / 2 | Flat (15) | David Probert | B I Case Emerald Racing… | 66/1 | |
| raced wide, towards rear, effort 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(6) |   | HD | Just Like Silk (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 6 / 4 | Flat (20) | R Winston | G A Butler Future In Mind… | 11/4 | |
| towards rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(5) |   | NK | Sampower Quin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 80 / 3 | Flat (13) | D Nolan | D Carroll Mr J F O'Sullivan | 100/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12(7) |   | ¾ L | Sams Spirit (GB) (gelding, brown, 9 3) | / 5 | J Mitchell | P J McBride Mr Robert Reid | 80/1 | ||
| slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14(14) |   | NK | Pure Crystal (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 99 / 4 | Flat (37) | J M O'Dwyer | M E Rimmer Mr T Manning | 100/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 2(2) |   | ¾ L | Beaubrav (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 96 / 6 | Flat (38) | S W Kelly | P W D'Arcy Dr Lodge | 66/1 | |
| keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 14th | 13(9) |   | NK | Loulou (USA) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 56 / 3 | Flat (12) | T P Queally | S A Callaghan Saleh Al Homaizi… | 50/1 | |
| always in rear, pushed along over 3f out | ||||||||||
