27 Dec 2008 19:50 Great Leighs
Winner: £4,075 (Penalty: £2,639); Distance: 1m; Class: 6; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Standard.
Swan Nursery Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(6) |   | - | Trusted Venture (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 060 / 3 | Flat (40) | G Baker | J R Best New Venture Racing | 14/1 | |
| raceed freely start, pulled hard in touch, led over 1f out, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(8) |   | NK | Andean Margin (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 0) | 084081 / 3 | Flat (11) | P Cosgrave | S A Callaghan Mr M Tabor & Mr… | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway from over 3f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(2) |   | ¾ L | Autumn Morning (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 5) | 020551 / 4 | Flat (19) | P Donaghy | P D Evans Mrs Sally Edwards | 8/1 | |
| slowly away, in rear, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, unable to quicken iniside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(12) |   | 1 L | Hawkspring (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 51820 / 3 | Flat (5) | A Kirby | S Parr Mrs Susan Roy | 6/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12(10) |   | 1½ L | Fleur de Lion (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 13) | 798007 / 5 | Flat (51) | R Kingscote | S Kirk Mrs John Lee | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway and wide approaching 2f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(3) |   | ½ L | Kneesy Earsy Nosey (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 1) | 889652 / 8 | Flat (11) | Ann Stokell | Miss A Stokell Mr Geoff Pacey | 16/1 | |
| pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(9) |   | ½ L | Thewaytosanjose (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 2) | 0891 / 3 | Flat (14) | L P Keniry | S Kirk Mrs Paul Shanahan | 4/1 | |
| in rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(4) |   | SHD | Viking Rock (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 7790 / 4 | Flat (48) | Ross Atkinson | M Salaman Mrs P G Lewin &… | 20/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, still every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(7) |   | 1¼ L | Chantilly Dancer (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 7U4648 / 5 | Flat (25) | J Dean | M Quinn Mr John Quorn | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(5) |   | ½ L | Betws Y Coed (IRE) (Filly, brown, 8 13) | 084245 / 3 | Flat (14) | N Chalmers | A Bailey Mrs J Bailey | 14/1 | |
| held up in touch, effort on inside when not much room over 1f out, not a danger after | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4(1) |   | 2½ L | Sicilian Pink (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 6) | 903803 / 2 | Flat (8) | Hayley Turner | E F Vaughan Mr Nicholas Jones | 9/2 | |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 2(11) |   | - | Captain Walcot (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 787943 / 4 | Flat (29) | P Hills | R Hannon Riverdance Consortium… | |||
