09 Oct 2008 21:20 Great Leighs
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,181); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Birch Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
13(6) |
| - |
Ben Ami (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 8) |
385612 / 20 |
Flat (7) | Andrea Atzeni | Miss J R Gibney Wood Hall Stud… |
5/1 | |
| mid-division, good headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear entering final furlong, all out near finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(4) |
| HD |
Cupid's Glory (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) |
502120 / 8 |
Flat (10) | G Baker | G & J Moore K Johnson, K Jessup |
5/1 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
14(5) |
| 1½ L |
Golden Bishop (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 4) |
025241 / 4 |
Flat (46) | J Fanning | R A Fahey Sir Thomas Pilkington |
14/1 | |
| pulled hard, held up in rear, ridden and headway on inside well over 1f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
9(7) |
| 1¼ L |
Master Pegasus (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) |
406780 / 6 |
Flat (45) | P Cosgrave | J R Boyle Mrs J Roberts |
33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
5(9) |
| 1¼ L |
Remember Ramon (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 3) |
11654/8 / 6 |
Flat (17), Jump (564) |
C Catlin | J Gask Horses First Racing… |
66/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in last place, ridden 2f out, kept on not reached leaders | ||||||||||
6th |
4(3) |
| ¾ L |
Del Mar Sunset (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) |
538232 / 9 |
Flat (49) | Liam Jones | W J Haggas Mr R A Dawson |
15/2 | |
| mid-division, effort over 1f out, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
7th |
1(2) |
| 1 L |
Emperor Court (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 9) |
121653 / 5 |
Flat (101) | E Ahern | P J Makin Four Seasons Racing… |
12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
7(11) |
| ¾ L |
Bois Joli (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 12) |
255436 / 4 |
Flat (24) | J F Egan | M Botti Effevi Snc Di Villa… |
16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
9th |
6(12) |
| 1½ L |
Fitzroy Crossing (USA) (Colt, grey, 9 1) |
076628 / 3 |
Flat (26) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Favourites Racing… |
20/1 | |
| soon led, headed narrowly approaching 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
10th |
3(10) |
| 1½ L |
Fantasy Princess (USA) (Filly, chestnut, 9 3) |
1-48322 / 4 |
Flat (26) | Hayley Turner | G A Butler Mr A D Spence |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, | ||||||||||
11th |
12(14) |
| 7 L |
Valdan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) |
635610 / 8 |
Flat (19) | Dean McKeown | P D Evans Mrs E Evans |
16/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leader, led narrowly approaching 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
12th |
10(1) |
| 8 L |
Mutawahej (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 9) |
567 / 4 |
Flat (21) | R Hills | J & T Gosden Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
5/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
11(8) |
| - |
Filigree Lace (USA) (Filly, chestnut, 8 9) |
0-4202 / 3 |
Flat (12) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Gainsborough |
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8(13) |
| - |
Shesha Bear (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 10) |
506124 / 8 |
Flat (25) | David Probert | W R Muir Rwh Partnership |
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