16 Oct 2008 15:40 Nottingham
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,771); Distance: 1m 2f 50y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Flint Bishop Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(1) |   | - | Expresso Star (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 24211 / 20 | Flat (8) | L Dettori | J & T Gosden Stonerside Stable… | 4/9 | |
| steadied at start and held up, smooth headway 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(5) |   | 3 L | Suits Me (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 7) | 230392 / 11 | Flat (20), Jump (622) | M Fenton | T P Tate Mr D E Cook | 25/1 | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, chased winner final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(11) |   | 3 L | Jaser (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 6) | 1-11300 / 4 | Flat (52) | A Munro | P W Chapple-Hyam Mr Ziad A Galadari | 14/1 | |
| held up, ridden along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(4) |   | ¾ L | Conquisto (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 218268 / 10 | Flat (35) | P Robinson | C G Cox Mr P J Martin | 16/1 | |
| dwelt and towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(2) |   | ½ L | Mr Hichens (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 241114 / 9 | Flat (34) | T P O'Shea | B J Meehan Miss Karen George | 11/1 | |
| prominent, driven to challenge 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(6) |   | HD | Rainbow Mirage (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 6) | 125713 / 6 | Flat (20) | D Holland | E S McMahon Mr R L Bedding | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(7) |   | 1½ L | Indicible (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 0/731-25 / 5 | Flat (153), Jump (179) | Dane O'Neill | A King Million in Mind… | 25/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(8) |   | SHD | Maramba (USA) (Filly, chestnut, 9 3) | 13-0309 / 3 | Flat (29) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Philip Newton | 25/1 | |
| in touch, ridden along over 3f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13(13) |   | HD | Granston (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 1) | 363924 / 11 | Flat (21) | R Winston | J D Bethell Mr Richard T Vickers | 33/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(10) |   | NK | Ella Woodcock (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 042428 / 7 | Flat (28) | S W Kelly | E J Alston Mr Derrick Mossop | 50/1 | |
| always rear division | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(9) |   | 10 L | Blue Spinnaker (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 514722 / 12 | Flat (27) | Dale Gibson | M & D Easterby Mr T C Dewhirst | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 5(3) |   | - | Amanda Carter (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 201615 / 6 | Flat (20) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mrs Janis MacPherson | |||
| 4(12) |   | - | Sahrati (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 658D77 / 9 | Flat (18) | Ted Durcan | C E Brittain Mr Francise Tieman | |||
