02 Dec 2008 14:50 Southwell
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,047); Distance: 7f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Tickets On Line At southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(13) |   | - | Blue Charm (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 282282 / 21 | Flat (3) | L P Keniry | S Kirk Mr J Morris | 4/1 | |
| in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong (hand timed) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(9) |   | 1¾ L | Orpenella (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 320304 / 4 | Flat (30) | N Callan | K A Ryan Hambleton Racing… | 8/1 | |
| soon led, driven when headed over 1f, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(10) |   | 2½ L | Solicitude (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 770832 / 6 | Flat (13) | P Cosgrave | D Haydn Jones David Llewelyn… | 12/1 | |
| held up, ridden and headway over 2f, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12(11) |   | ¾ L | Betteras Bertie (GB) (Gelding, grey, 8 7) | 778242 / 9 | Flat (18), Jump (626) | M Fenton | M Brittain Mrs V C Sugden | 11/2 | |
| slowly into stride and behind, soon chased along, ridden and headway over 2f, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(6) |   | 3 L | Louisiade (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 007634 / 9 | Flat (7), Jump (121) | Andrea Atzeni | M C Chapman Ph & Lh Racing | 7/2 | |
| prominent, ridden along 3f out, driven over 1f, one pace until weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(4) |   | 7 L | Sheriff's Silk (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 734365 / 5 | Flat (73) | Paul Eddery | G D Blake Mrs Linda Pestell | 9/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 14(7) |   | 2¼ L | Magical Song (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 720056 / 5 | Flat (7), Jump (110) | Graham Gibbons | P A Blockley Mr Peter Balding | 9/1 | |
| towards rear, soon chased along, headway over 2f, effort when weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(8) |   | 1¼ L | Optical Illusion (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 970829 / 6 | Flat (18) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Mr James Gaffney | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, reminders half way, weakened over 1f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(3) |   | 2 L | August Gale (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 807800 / 4 | Flat (29) | Dale Gibson | G P Kelly Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 50/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along 4f out, weakened over 2f | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13(1) |   | NK | Isabella's Fancy (GB) (Filly, brown, 8 6) | 855051 / 5 | Flat (44) | D Fentiman | A G Newcombe Mr A G Newcombe | 16/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along halfway, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5(2) |   | SHD | Hunt The Bottle (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 750577 / 4 | Flat (73) | Greg Fairley | M Mullineaux Jack Hanson & Sir… | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon ridden to go mid-division, driven halfway, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 11(12) |   | ½ L | Don Picolo (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 331744 / 4 | Flat (265) | Gabriel Hannon | P A Blockley Mr Pedro Rosas | 25/1 | |
| always rear division | ||||||||||
| 13th | 2(5) |   | 1 L | Feeling Fresh (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 047436 / 6 | Flat (20) | F Norton | Paul Green Mr Peter R Ball | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 14th | 9(14) |   | 21 L | Sir Douglas (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 87080U / 6 | Flat (18) | P Mulrennan | M A Barnes Leeway Group Limited | 40/1 | |
| prominent, hung badly right over 3f, eased over 1f | ||||||||||
