10 Mar 2009 13:25 Southwell
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,047); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(2) |   | - | Elliwan (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 88786-6 / 20 | Flat (27) | F Tylicki | M & D Easterby Two Old Pals | 15/8 | |
| held up in touch, always travelling well, improved to chase leader 3f out, edged right and led well over 1f out, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(13) |   | 3½ L | Cragganmore Creek (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 7002-25 / 9 | Flat (22) | Kelly Harrison | D Morris Stag & Huntsman | 9/1 | |
| close up, led 4f out, soon ridden, headed well over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(9) |   | 1¾ L | Dazzling Begum (GB) (Filly, brown, 8 10) | 2-49226 / 7 | Flat (18) | Ross Atkinson | J Pearce Mr John Mangan | 3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outer entering final 3f, soon ridden, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(4) |   | 2¼ L | Valentine Blue (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 7) | 70438-2 / 4 | Flat (48) | P Nolan | A B Haynes West Country Racing… | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(6) |   | 2¾ L | No Rules (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 966454- / 7 | Flat (160) | Ashley Morgan | M H Tompkins Mr M P Bowring | 10/1 | |
| steadied in start, held up in rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(14) |   | 5 L | Starcross Maid (GB) (Mare, chestnut, 8 7) | 374468- / 7 | Flat (92) | Declan Cannon | A G Juckes Mr J F Coupland | 20/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(7) |   | 1¼ L | Casablanca Minx (IRE) (Filly, brown, 9 0) | 748-681 / 6 | Flat (22) | Kylie Manser | Miss Gay Kelleway Whispering Winds | 16/1 | |
| in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(12) |   | 8 L | Spume (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 345767 / 7 | Flat (24), Jump (22) | J D O'Reilly | S Parr Mr Billy Herring | 12/1 | |
| close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(10) |   | 6 L | Dark Planet (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 10) | 95/226-0 / 6 | Flat (68), Jump (92) | Amy Baker | D Thompson Mr Brian Williams | 33/1 | |
| keen, with leaders, led 8f out, headed 4f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(5) |   | 7 L | Bond Casino (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 7) | 50736-0 / 5 | Flat (65) | Jamie Kyne | G R Oldroyd Mr R C Bond | 40/1 | |
| led, headed 8f out, remained with leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(3) |   | 1½ L | Adversane (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 26378/8 / 5 | Flat (18), Jump (261) | P Donaghy | A J Lidderdale Mr Ian Pilkington | 50/1 | |
| slowly into stride, headway to mid-division 8f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14(8) |   | 2½ L | Pick of The Day (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 5) | 7505-46 / 4 | Flat (56), Jump (20) | Nicol Polli | J G Given Tremousser Partnership | 16/1 | |
| in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3(1) |   | 8 L | Flame Creek (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 062668- / 13 | Flat (91), Jump (725) | S P Ryan | E J Creighton Estrella Partners | 40/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden and weakened halfway | ||||||||||
| 13(11) |   | - | Charlie Bear (GB) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 8 7) | 07-0049 / 8 | Flat (24), Jump (369) | Alex Edwards | Miss Z C Davison Mr Mervyn Merwood | |||
