12 Oct 2008 17:25 Goodwood
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft.
Valete Stakes Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(8) |   | - | Red Merlin (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 437312 / 20 | Flat (18) | P Robinson | C G Cox Mr Matthew Taylor | 5/4 | |
| held up in 6th, headway going well 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and in command when hung left well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(1) |   | 2 L | Blue Citadel (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 469644 / 5 | Flat (46) | D Holland | Mrs A J Perrett Gw Hermann-Schmitt | 7/1 | |
| led early, tracked leader, led 6f out, headed over 2f out, lost second over 1f out, rallied to regain 2nd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(5) |   | ¾ L | Air Chief (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 092205 / 11 | Flat (6) | S J Drowne | H J L Dunlop Lucky Catch Partnership | 7/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, chased winner after, no impression when lost 2nd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(6) |   | ½ L | Ragamuffin Man (IRE) (Colt, grey, 9 4) | 731-48 / 5 | Flat (149) | S W Kelly | W J Knight Mr M Hutton & Mr… | 3/1 | |
| soon led, had good pace, steadied temple and headed 6f out, chased leader after, dropped to 3rd when not much room over 2f out, driven and no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(4) |   | 3¾ L | World Time (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 488016 / 4 | Flat (111) | J Fortune | J & T Gosden H R H Princess… | 7/1 | |
| slowly away, held up last, driven on outside over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(7) |   | 3 L | Amwell House (GB) (Gelding, grey, 8 4) | 0-76357 / 5 | Flat (58) | A McCarthy | J R Jenkins Mr W E Cockman | 25/1 | |
| tracked leading trio, ridden over 3f out, driven and hung right to rails 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(2) |   | Dist | Lush (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 034972 / 4 | Flat (20) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Mrs R Ablett | 14/1 | |
| held up in 5th, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, eased final furlong, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5(9) |   | - | Fearless Warrior (GB) (Gelding, brown, 9 1) | 657118 / 5 | Flat (25) | E Ahern | J L Dunlop Miss Rachel O'Neill | |||
| 8(3) |   | - | Danesman (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 8) | 560 / 6 | Flat (39) | C Catlin | G & J Moore Don Gould, Wendy… | |||
