16 Oct 2008 19:20 Great Leighs
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,267); Distance: 1m 5f 66y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Standard.
Castle Hedingham Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(4) |   | - | Highland Homestead (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 267501 / 20 | Flat (10) | Andrea Atzeni | M R Hoad Mr R P C Hoad | 13/2 | |
| held up in last place, headway 3f out, chased leader 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(3) |   | NK | Bruki (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 93-0336 / 3 | Flat (53) | J Quinn | M Botti The Second Great… | 7/2 | |
| tracked leader in main group, led over 3f out, soon clear, still 5 lengths clear 2f out, soon ridden, headed final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(2) |   | 20 L | Opera de Luna (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 1) | 504664 / 3 | Flat (15) | Darren Williams | D Shaw Mr J H Richmond-Watson | 2/1 | |
| in touch in main group, chased leader over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(5) |   | 6 L | Trinkila (USA) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 870354 / 3 | Flat (13) | A Munro | P & O Cole Mr D S Lee | 11/4 | |
| chased clear leader, pushed along 5f out, lost touch from 3f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(6) |   | 13 L | Greek Theatre (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 52U5-58 / 4 | Flat (71) | J M O'Dwyer | P S McEntee Eventmaker Racehorses | 22/1 | |
| raced freely, led and soon well clear, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(1) |   | 1 L | Emshabb (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 321760 / 3 | Flat (28) | Liam Jones | W J Haggas Mr W J Haggas | 6/1 | |
| jumped awkwardly in rear, ridden 4f out, no headway | ||||||||||
