30 Dec 2008 21:20 Wolverhampton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 7f 32y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(4) |   | - | Balata (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 045212 / 20 | Flat (8), Jump (82) | T G McLaughlin | B R Millman The Links Partnership | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led last strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(7) |   | HD | Kensington (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 665138 / 9 | Flat (11) | P Donaghy | P D Evans Mr Derek Buckley | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hung left, headed last strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(6) |   | NK | Strabinios King (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 101370 / 5 | Flat (16), Jump (409) | Jim Crowley | M Wigham Mrs R J Jacobs | 6/1 | |
| not much room start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(5) |   | 2¾ L | This Ones For Eddy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 064612 / 8 | Flat (14) | A Kirby | S Parr Mr Billy Herring | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(10) |   | ½ L | A Big Sky Brewing (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 252381 / 6 | Flat (101) | D Heslop | T D Barron Mr Trevor Boanas | 9/1 | |
| soon led, headed over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(8) |   | SHD | Romantic Verse (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 2) | 632619 / 5 | Flat (75) | S W Kelly | E S McMahon Mr David Greenwood | 16/1 | |
| in touch, hung left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12(2) |   | ¾ L | Liberty Valance (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 6) | 734798 / 4 | Flat (2) | R Kingscote | S Kirk Mr J C Smith | 7/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on inside when not clear on 1f out, not recover | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(12) |   | 3½ L | Topenhall (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 19264 / 11 | Flat (15), Jump (121) | P Cosgrave | D O'Connell Mr S F Cooper | 11/1 | |
| raced keenly, led over 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(9) |   | 3 L | Tri Chara (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 12) | 037412 / 6 | Flat (10) | Hayley Turner | R Hollinshead The Tri Chara Partnership | 11/2 | |
| prominent, pulled hard, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(11) |   | 1 L | Gainshare (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 409912 / 4 | Flat (17) | Liam Jones | Mrs R Carr Dastardly & Muttley | 20/1 | |
| soon prominent, raced keenly, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(1) |   | ½ L | Chookie Heiton (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 8 10) | 7-59040 / 11 | Flat (18) | P Mulrennan | I Semple Hamilton Park Members… | 33/1 | |
| led early, soon shuffled back into mid-division, headway when not clear run 1f out, not recover | ||||||||||
| 6(3) |   | - | Singleb (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 410313 / 6 | Flat (4) | C Catlin | Miss Gay Kelleway Mrs Donna Joslyn | |||
