23 Feb 2009 15:40 Wolverhampton
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,047); Distance: 1m 1f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Bet Asian Handicaps - Betdaq Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(4) |   | - | Ergo (FR) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 40/5900- / 21 | Flat (132), Jump (109) | P Hanagan | James Moffatt Mrs Eileen M Milligan | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, good headway approaching final furlong, ran on and quickened to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(10) |   | ½ L | Kargan (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 56892-3 / 4 | Flat (32), Jump (87) | Greg Fairley | A G Foster H H Aga Khan | 4/1 | |
| behind mid-division, good headway 1f out, finished well on outside to take 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(12) |   | ¾ L | The Graig (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 508-210 / 7 | Flat (12), Jump (182) | J M O'Dwyer | J R Holt Mr J R Holt | 20/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, headed close home and soon lost 2nd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(8) |   | ½ L | Mr Chocolate Drop (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 481-278 / 12 | Flat (10), Jump (546) | A Kirby | Miss M E Rowland Miss M E Rowland | 14/1 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, steady headway from over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to gain on leaders near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(11) |   | ½ L | Hunt The Bottle (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 5770-96 / 4 | Flat (24) | D Heslop | M Mullineaux Jack Hanson & Sir… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders after 2f, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge, stayed on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(1) |   | 1 L | Just Jimmy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 54-2341 / 8 | Flat (14) | P Doe | P D Evans Miss R S Reynolds | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, faded inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(9) |   | 1¼ L | Stark Contrast (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 867-865 / 6 | Flat (6), Jump (364) | Jim Crowley | M D I Usher Mr R H Brookes | 10/1 | |
| soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, gradually weaken | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(13) |   | ½ L | Mister Trickster (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 0803/4-2 / 8 | Flat (12), Jump (668) | Tony Culhane | R Dickin The Tricksters | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, kept on final 2f, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(7) |   | ¾ L | Bridge of Fermoy (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 67-5965 / 6 | Flat (9) | J P Spencer | Miss Gay Kelleway Mr C Attrell | 17/2 | |
| held up behind mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(3) |   | 1 L | Machinate (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 054-546 / 9 | Flat (9) | T G McLaughlin | W M Brisbourne Mr Mark Brisbourne | 12/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(5) |   | 3¼ L | Ardent Prince (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 912013 / 7 | Flat (6) | R Winston | A J McCabe Mr Barry M Fletcher | 9/4 | |
| mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, not quicken and weakened quickly over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12(2) |   | 3¾ L | To Bubbles (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 10) | 990-063 / 4 | Flat (17) | J F McDonald | A G Newcombe Mrs J Hazell | 33/1 | |
| held up behind mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13(6) |   | 1¼ L | Arikinui (GB) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 80-3 / 6 | Flat (29) | Darren Williams | K R Burke Mr Kenneth Linton | 22/1 | |
| in touch, weakened and lost touch over 2f out | ||||||||||
