15 Jan 2009 21:20 Great Leighs
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Peregrine Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(3) |   | - | Folio (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 768231- / 25 | Flat (25) | C Catlin | W J Musson Goodey And Broughton | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(8) |   | HD | Just Observing (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 164464/ / 8 | Flat (524), Jump (667) | M Fenton | P T Midgley Mr O R Dukes | 28/1 | |
| led, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(4) |   | ½ L | Fandango Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 000072- / 10 | Flat (27), Jump (902) | John Fahy | D Carroll Miss Aideen Rigney | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, hard driven to challenge from 2f out, stayed on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(2) |   | ¾ L | Hucking Hero (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 30057-2 / 6 | Flat (12) | Jim Crowley | J R Best Mr T Vaughan | 13/2 | |
| held up in rear, switched right over 1f out, soon under pressure, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(1) |   | NK | Man of Gwent (UAE) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 50512-9 / 6 | Flat (3) | R Winston | P D Evans Mr H Herne | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hung left and not much room over 1f out, soon under pressure and beaten | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(9) |   | 1½ L | Metal Madness (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 625137- / 5 | Flat (114), Jump (17) | Tony Culhane | M G Quinlan Patrick Bohan | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, under pressure and weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(7) |   | 2½ L | Rawdon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 1334/32- / 8 | Flat (19), Jump (34) | Hayley Turner | M L W Bell Mr Edward J Ware | 3/1 | |
| held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(6) |   | 3 L | What's Up Doc (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 603015- / 13 | Flat (96), Jump (83) | F Sweeney | Mrs L Hill Mr Alan Hill | 12/1 | |
| behind, effort and hung left well over 1f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 6(5) |   | - | River Ardeche (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 1/500-3 / 8 | Flat (3), Jump (18) | L Enstone | P C Haslam Littlethorpe Park… | |||
