21 Jan 2009 20:50 Kempton
Winner: £7,300 (Penalty: £4,727); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Blue Square Poker Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(7) |   | - | Greenwich Village (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 13) | 321101- / 22 | Flat (30) | Jim Crowley | W J Knight Mr Roddy Duff | 11/4 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, driven out and in command final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(6) |   | 2 L | Kavaloti (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 9) | 96142/4 / 8 | Flat (14), Jump (332) | F Sweeney | G & J Moore Mr Graham Gillespie | 11/2 | |
| close up 4th, ridden along 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, took 2nd final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(3) |   | NK | Alnwick (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 262141- / 6 | Flat (186) | Dane O'Neill | P D Cundell Entre Nous And… | 9/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed chasing winner, no extra inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(8) |   | 1½ L | Calculating (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 76723-6 / 9 | Flat (14), Jump (458) | Hayley Turner | M D I Usher Mr Brian Rogan | 12/1 | |
| steadied start, ridden and hanging right over 2f out, switched right, good headway on inside over 1f out, finished well inside final furlong, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(4) |   | 2¾ L | Zuwaar (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 22811-1 / 6 | Flat (11) | S Donohoe | Ian Williams Miss M Bryant | 3/1 | |
| held up 5th, headway into 3rd over 2f out, no impression on leaders, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(2) |   | 1 L | Salute (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 47424-2 / 10 | Flat (14), Jump (1048) | R Havlin | P G Murphy The Golden Anorak… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(5) |   | 29 L | Jeczmien (POL) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 548541/ / 8 | Flat (458) | C Catlin | N J Gifford Miss N Henton | 25/1 | |
| raced keenly, towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon lost touch, weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(1) |   | SHD | Sahara Sunshine (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 2) | 732332- / 7 | Flat (58) | I Mongan | Mrs L J Mongan Mrs P J Sheen | 25/1 | |
| steadied start, held up behind, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling and lost touch over 2f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
