12 Dec 2008 18:20 Wolverhampton
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,388); Distance: 7f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Saturday Night Is Christmas Party Night Handicap (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(5) |   | - | Kensington (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 594665 / 24 | Flat (6) | S Donohoe | P D Evans Mr Derek Buckley | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon switched left, ridden to lead over 1f out, in command when edged left final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(7) |   | 3¾ L | Vanadium (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 005447 / 8 | Flat (35) | A Kirby | G & J Moore Mr C S J Beek | 4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong to take 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(12) |   | ½ L | Thabaat (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 8) | 886462 / 5 | Flat (13) | M Geran | J M Bradley Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 9/1 | |
| in touch, challenged over 2f out, hung left and lost 2nd well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(10) |   | 2 L | Provost (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 800319 / 7 | Flat (10) | Dale Gibson | M & D Easterby Mr A G Black | 33/1 | |
| in rear, headway 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(9) |   | 3 L | Epidaurian King (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 043918 / 6 | Flat (13) | Darren Williams | D Shaw Mr Derek Shaw | 9/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon switched left, held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12(2) |   | 1½ L | Newpark Style (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 0-90500 / 3 | Flat (14) | Rory Cleary | E Hughes Patrick Quill | 33/1 | |
| prominent, raced keenly, every chance over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(3) |   | ½ L | Royal Manor (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 457631 / 4 | Flat (18) | F Sweeney | N J Vaughan Lower Soughton… | 2/1 | |
| led, raced keenly, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(1) |   | 8 L | Megalo Maniac (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 271125 / 7 | Flat (13) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Mr A Long | 11/2 | |
| prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden when hampered over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(8) |   | 4½ L | Forzarzi (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 705017 / 11 | Flat (69) | D Holland | H A McWilliams Mr J D Riches | 12/1 | |
| chased leader, every chance over 2f out, not much room well over 1f out, soon weakened, eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(4) |   | Dist | Chookie Heiton (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 9 2) | 07-5904 / 11 | Flat (30) | T Eaves | I Semple Hamilton Park Members… | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon behind, eased over 1f out, virtually pulled up | ||||||||||
| 11(6) |   | - | Lost All Alone (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 6) | 1-03751 / 4 | Flat (10) | Josephine Bruning | D M Simcock Tick Tock Partnership | |||
| 1(11) |   | - | Flying Goose (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 607480 / 5 | Flat (16) | K Ghunowa | R Harris Mr Bruce Corman | |||
