25 Mar 2009 17:50 Lingfield
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,730); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Standard.
Ashford Environmental Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(3) |   | - | Eastern Aria (UAE) (filly, brown, 9 4) | 213 / 4 | Flat (20) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sh Hamdan Bin Mohammed… | 9/4 | |
| made most, ridden 2f out, pressed on both sides from over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, held on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(4) |   | NS | Diamond Twister (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 236-341 / 6 | Flat (40) | R Winston | J R Best Mr J Levenson | 10/3 | |
| in touch, ridden to press winner from over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, driven and stayed on well, always held by winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(6) |   | 2¼ L | Black N Brew (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 2334-22 / 7 | Flat (49) | S J Drowne | J R Best Any News Syndicate | 5/1 | |
| in touch, ridden outpaced 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(2) |   | HD | Squad (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 740-84 / 7 | Flat (42) | N Mackay | S Dow W J Taylor & S… | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway 2f out, pressed winner from over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, not quickened near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(8) |   | 1¼ L | Sgt Roberts (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 429-46 / 5 | Flat (12) | L P Keniry | J S Moore Tony Hutchinson… | 11/1 | |
| tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(9) |   | ½ L | Mutually Mine (USA) (Filly, chestnut, 9 2) | 539- / 3 | Flat (228) | M Fenton | Mrs P Sly Team Speciosa | 16/1 | |
| in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(1) |   | 1¾ L | True Britannia (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 8) | 13-1613 / 3 | Flat (29) | Andrea Atzeni | A M Hales Mr T R Lock | 8/1 | |
| close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(5) |   | ¾ L | Brer Rabbit (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 7093-21 / 4 | Flat (23) | Michael Hills | B W Hills Michael Allen | 15/2 | |
| in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(7) |   | ¾ L | Hold The Bucks (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 134224 / 12 | Flat (11) | L Morris | J S Moore Mr D Steele | 10/1 | |
| in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
