13 Feb 2009 13:45 Lingfield
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,047); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Rye Apprentice Selling Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(2) |   | - | Bridgewater Boys (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 21-2346 / 24 | Flat (9) | L Morris | P D Evans Bishopthorpe Racing | 2/1 | |
| started slowly, held up behind, headway on outer to chase leader 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(11) |   | NK | Augustus John (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 5) | 332-332 / 10 | Flat (14) | T Dean | S Parr Mr Arthur Clayton | 2/1 | |
| held up, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden to lead 3f out, headed narrowly 1f out, kept on pressing winner inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(5) |   | 3¼ L | Turner's Touch (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 5) | 00368-3 / 8 | Flat (14) | Jemma Marshall | G & J Moore Mr G L Moore | 9/1 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, good headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd entering final furlong, not troubled leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(1) |   | 1½ L | Poppy Red (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 11) | 0092-20 / 4 | Flat (22), Jump (71) | Andrew Heffernan | C J Gray Miss J R Tooth | 25/1 | |
| tracked leader on inside, effort 2f out, not paced to challenge over 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(8) |   | 2 L | Competitor (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 5) | 90606-6 / 8 | Flat (29) | J Mitchell | J Akehurst Mr John Akehurst | 16/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 4f out, outpaced and lost place 3f out, kept on final furlong, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(6) |   | 3 L | Shouldntbethere (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 5) | 27584-6 / 6 | Flat (28), Jump (253) | N Bazeley | Mrs P N Dutfield Boys Club Racing | 33/1 | |
| started very slowly, held up in rear, stayed on from 2f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(9) |   | 1¼ L | Ben Bacchus (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 483-155 / 7 | Flat (6), Jump (121) | Kieren Fox | P W Hiatt Mr J W Hedges | 17/2 | |
| held up in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(3) |   | 1½ L | Starstruck Peter (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 17343-8 / 6 | Flat (14), Jump (250) | William Carson | S Curran W P K Racing | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led over 5f out, headed 3f out, no extra and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(7) |   | 15 L | Tashkandi (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 5) | 6010/6-7 / 9 | Flat (7), Jump (32) | R Kennemore | Mrs S J Humphrey Mrs S J Humphrey | 33/1 | |
| led to over 5f out, stayed prominent until weakened over 2f out, weakened quickly over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(4) |   | Dist | Stroppi Poppi (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 058/0- / 5 | Flat (310), Jump (276) | Charlotte Horsley | Norma Twomey Mr D M & Mrs M… | 100/1 | |
| steadied start, held up, lost touch over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10(10) |   | - | Maddy (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 826-964 / 4 | Flat (2) | Matthew Davies | George Baker Mr P K Gardner | |||
