29 Dec 2008 14:35 Great Leighs
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,590); Distance: 6f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Champagne Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(9) |   | - | Leading Edge (IRE) (Filly, grey, 8 10) | 800073 / 20 | Flat (25) | Tony Culhane | M R Channon Mr M Channon | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(7) |   | NK | Wotashirtfull (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 113034 / 5 | Flat (123) | P Mulrennan | K A Ryan M Khan X2 | 12/1 | |
| led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, driven and stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(3) |   | NK | War And Peace (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 32-2280 / 6 | Flat (91) | J F McDonald | Jane Chapple-Hyam Shropshire Wolves… | 11/2 | |
| pulled hard in rear, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on to take 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(8) |   | 1 L | Brandywell Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 251484 / 11 | Flat (15) | Billy Cray | D J S Ffrench Davis Mr D J Ffrench… | 10/1 | |
| slowly into stride, pulled hard, headway into mid-division after 2f, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(1) |   | ½ L | Secret Dubai (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 800335 / 4 | Flat (22) | Andrea Atzeni | M Botti Mr E Bulgheroni | 2/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place and dropped to rear after 2f, ridden over 1f out, kept on, never near to challenge | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(2) |   | ½ L | Geoffdaw (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 411708 / 5 | Flat (29) | James Doyle | P D Evans Mr Michael Moriarty | 4/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, kept on final furlong, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(5) |   | NK | Maybe I Wont (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 6) | 218467 / 11 | Flat (9) | N Chalmers | Lucinda Featherstone The Sheroot Partnership | 20/1 | |
| tracked leader 2f, remained in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(4) |   | NS | Don Pele (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 050622 / 8 | Flat (10) | K Ghunowa | R Harris Mr Robert Bailey | 4/1 | |
| pulled hard, in rear, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(6) |   | 1¾ L | Jane's Payoff (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 10) | 5-33136 / 4 | Flat (192) | R Thomas | Mrs L C Jewell Mr Keith C Bennett | 25/1 | |
| pulled hard in touch, chased leader 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong | ||||||||||
