09 Oct 2008 17:30 Newbury
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,590); Distance: 1m 3f 5y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Events Bar Management Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17(1) |   | - | Mistress Eva (GB) (Filly, brown, 8 12) | 6-05435 / 20 | Flat (31) | William Carson | P Winkworth Mr John Cocks | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway and not clear run far rail over 1f out, soon switched right, quickened and ran on strongly to lead post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10(5) |   | NS | It's A Date (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 6) | 765563 / 6 | Flat (22) | Byron Moorcroft | A King Mr R E R Williams | 4/1 | |
| in touch, ridden to challenge entering final furlong, pressed leader and every chance near finish, caught post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(12) |   | HD | Nawamees (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 119121 / 12 | Flat (24), Jump (326) | Richard Evans | P D Evans Mr P D Evans | 17/2 | |
| led after 2f, ridden and headed after 2f out, stayed with leader and led again over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong and caught final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(17) |   | 1¼ L | Force Group (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 8/26-117 / 7 | Flat (20) | Ashley Morgan | M H Tompkins Mr S M Hall | 4/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well from over 1f out, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 16(10) |   | 1¾ L | Serious Choice (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 8-01092 / 6 | Flat (8) | J Mitchell | J R Boyle The Serious Choice… | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra, one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(11) |   | 1 L | Outlandish (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 1220 / 6 | Flat (26), Jump (295) | David Probert | Andrew Turnell Mr L G Kimber | 10/1 | |
| prominent on outside, ridden to lead over 2f out, no extra when headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(18) |   | 1 L | Mr Napoleon (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 8) | 1-42541 / 7 | Flat (38) | Jemma Marshall | G & J Moore G Olivero | 16/1 | |
| behind, headway from 2f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14(9) |   | 1¼ L | Night Orbit (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 3) | 174200 / 7 | Flat (23) | R Kennemore | Miss J Feilden Stowstowquickquickstow… | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, no extra over 2f out, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(8) |   | 5 L | Awatuki (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 753-529 / 7 | Flat (106), Jump (237) | D Nolan | J R Boyle Mr Allen B Pope | 40/1 | |
| behind, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1(7) |   | 1¼ L | Turban Heights (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 11) | 715-53 / 4 | Flat (12) | W Buick | E J O'Neill Mr Raymond N R… | 8/1 | |
| raced keenly, led for 2f, tracked leader afterwards to over 2f out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12(16) |   | 1½ L | Double Spectre (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 213807 / 7 | Flat (13), Jump (353) | Louis Beuzelin | Jean-Rene Auvray The Dragon Partnership | 22/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 3f out, no headway, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13(6) |   | 1 L | Can Can Star (GB) (Colt, brown, 9 4) | 4822-98 / 7 | Flat (21) | L Morris | A W Carroll Mr K F Coleman | 33/1 | |
| started slowly, always rear, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 13th | 18(4) |   | ½ L | Captain Mainwaring (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 4-64120 / 4 | Flat (35) | T Dean | N P Littmoden Mr John B Waterfall | 20/1 | |
| took keen hold, always behind, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 14th | 11(15) |   | 2½ L | Optimus (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 6) | 628724 / 6 | Flat (13), Jump (124) | Kylie Manser | B G Powell Mr Andrew P Wyer | 14/1 | |
| started slowly always in rear | ||||||||||
| 15th | 6(13) |   | ¾ L | Tilapia (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 9) | 068089 / 6 | Flat (15) | Amy Baker | Miss Gay Kelleway Something Fishy | 50/1 | |
| started very slowly, always in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 16th | 7(2) |   | 7 L | Olimpo (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 9) | 082216 / 8 | Flat (45), Jump (635) | J Millman | B R Millman Christine & Aubrey… | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders to 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15(14) |   | - | Chicken George (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 573706 / 5 | Flat (21) | M Goldstein | M F Harris Roses Partnership | |||
| 5(3) |   | - | Lunar Promise (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 5/1-0672 / 9 | Flat (45), Jump (874) | M Halford | Ian Williams Mr Richard Edwards | |||
