08 Nov 2008 15:10 Doncaster
Winner: £85,000 (Penalty: £52,964); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
2 Million totescoop6 November Heritage Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(22) |   | - | Tropical Strait (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 4-27120 / 22 | Flat (57), Jump (581) | M Dwyer | D W P Arbuthnot Mr Francis Ward… | 20/1 | |
| held up, headway over 2f, driven to lead over 1f, edged left and kept on gamely final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 20(18) |   | ½ L | The Betchworth Kid (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 303113 / 8 | Flat (37) | Hayley Turner | M L W Bell Mr W H Ponsonby | 9/2 | |
| held up, headway over 2f, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(11) |   | 2 L | Tastahil (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 0-22328 / 7 | Flat (28) | R Hills | B W Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 10/1 | |
| in touch, ridden along 3f out, hampered over 1f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13(7) |   | 2 L | Dunaskin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 027562 / 12 | Flat (6), Jump (28) | T Hamilton | B Ellison Mrs Alison Guest | 40/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 3f, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12(8) |   | 3¼ L | Hits Only Vic (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 222110 / 5 | Flat (21) | D Allan | D Carroll Mr J M Walsh | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, effort when outpaced over 2f out, ran on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 22(3) |   | ¾ L | First Avenue (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 7) | 332231 / 11 | Flat (33) | P Robinson | M A Jarvis Mrs L J Mongan | 17/2 | |
| prominent, driven 2f out, every chance over 1f, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(19) |   | 1 L | Magicalmysterytour (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 3271-17 / 12 | Flat (28) | E Ahern | W J Musson Broughton Thermal… | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f, driven and one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(23) |   | 5 L | Group Captain (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 109-500 / 9 | Flat (28), Jump (182) | Richard Hughes | H J Collingridge Mlle M Plat | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, switched left and headway over 2f, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 17(12) |   | NK | Ladies Best (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 820758 / 8 | Flat (28) | T G McLaughlin | B Ellison Mr Peter Luigi… | 50/1 | |
| took keen hold towards rear, headway over 2f, never reached challenging position | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(2) |   | 3¼ L | Carte Diamond (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 4) | 0R0829 / 8 | Flat (21), Jump (1331) | P Hanagan | B Ellison Mr Ashley Carr | 33/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(21) |   | ¾ L | Ajaan (GB) (Colt, brown, 9 2) | 4-11570 / 8 | Flat (78) | T P Queally | H R A Cecil Niarchos Family | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, effort over 3f, no impression | ||||||||||
| 12th | 21(16) |   | 3¼ L | Greek Envoy (GB) (Gelding, brown, 8 8) | 1-40509 / 5 | Flat (56) | R Winston | T P Tate Mr T P Tate | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, effort when switched left over 2f, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 13th | 19(5) |   | 1½ L | Mull of Dubai (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 102440 / 7 | Flat (28), Jump (735) | M Fenton | T P Tate Mr C Titcomb | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 14th | 5(4) |   | 1¼ L | Big Robert (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 605428 / 8 | Flat (21) | A Elliott | K R Burke Mr Simon Gegg | 50/1 | |
| slowly into stride, prominent after 2f until weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 9(17) |   | 1¼ L | Celtic Spirit (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 13) | 3/41-410 / 7 | Flat (189), Jump (233) | G Baker | G & J Moore Miss S Bowles | 25/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 16th | 23(15) |   | NK | Electrolyser (IRE) (Colt, grey, 8 7) | 2121 / 9 | Flat (32) | S J Drowne | C G Cox Mr And Mrs P Hargreaves | 5/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along over 4f, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 17th | 8(6) |   | 5 L | Menwaal (FR) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 4831-81 / 9 | Flat (27) | J P Spencer | M D Murphy River Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 18th | 14(10) |   | 1 L | Acropolis (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 333263 / 10 | Flat (12), Jump (647) | T Eaves | Miss L A Perratt Mr A W Carroll | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, effort over 4f, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 19th | 18(20) |   | 5 L | Night Crescendo (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 004911 / 6 | Flat (28) | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett Mr John Connolly | 14/1 | |
| prominent until weakened over 3f | ||||||||||
| 20th | 15(13) |   | 18 L | Wicked Daze (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 121100 / 8 | Flat (21) | C Catlin | Ian Williams Mr Ken McGarrity | 66/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 21st | 16(14) |   | Dist | Cold Quest (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 13/30-2 / 7 | Flat (27) | J Fortune | Miss L A Perratt Mr Ken McGarrity | 28/1 | |
| towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 2(9) |   | - | Young Mick (GB) (Gelding, brown, 9 9) | 259201 / 8 | Flat (12) | Dane O'Neill | G G Margarson Mr M F Kentish | |||
| 1(1) |   | - | Presvis (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 551221 / 7 | Flat (49) | R L Moore | L M Cumani Mr L Marinopoulos | |||
