21 Dec 2008 16:20 Great Leighs
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,477); Distance: 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Mistletoe Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(4) |   | - | Matsunosuke (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 734322 / 23 | Flat (3) | T P Queally | A B Coogan Mr A B Coogan | 5/2 | |
| behind, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(1) |   | ¾ L | Dvinsky (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 313303 / 12 | Flat (14) | P Doe | P Howling Mr David Hardaker | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well, close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(2) |   | NK | Lone Wolfe (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 823331 / 5 | Flat (15) | Ross Atkinson | Jane Chapple-Hyam Franconson Partners | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(6) |   | 2 L | Little Edward (GB) (Gelding, grey, 9 5) | 480221 / 12 | Flat (7) | G Baker | R J Hodges Mr J W Mursell | 7/1 | |
| held up, towards rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(3) |   | 4 L | Fromsong (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 124587 / 13 | Flat (199) | J D O'Reilly | D K Ivory Mr Dean Ivory | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(5) |   | 3¾ L | Silver Prelude (GB) (Gelding, grey, 8 7) | 766869 / 9 | Flat (194) | C Catlin | S C Williams Mrs A Shone | 28/1 | |
| led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(7) |   | NS | Dazzling Bay (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) | 793210 / 9 | Flat (25) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby GHMW Racing | 8/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(9) |   | 3½ L | Ingleby Arch (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 689581 / 9 | Flat (26) | J P Spencer | T D Barron Mr Dave Scott | 11/4 | |
| chased leaders over 4f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(10) |   | 1¾ L | Bo McGinty (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 11) | 198002 / 9 | Flat (113) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Paddy McGinty &… | 20/1 | |
| held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 6(8) |   | - | Epic Odyssey (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 347062 / 4 | Flat (10) | P Cosgrave | J R Boyle Mrs G Hourigan | |||
