01 Apr 2009 17:00 Lingfield
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,047); Distance: 6f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Ashurst Wood Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(7) |   | - | Mr Skipiton (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 58-8041 / 7 | Flat (16) | S Carson | B J McMath Miss Claire Bishop | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(6) |   | ½ L | Waterloo Dock (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 0003-41 / 11 | Flat (42) | M Dwyer | M Quinn Mr Matt Watkinson | 5/1 | |
| close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(9) |   | HD | Simpsons Gamble (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 304-430 / 6 | Flat (65) | Matthew Davies | R A Teal Mr Chris Simpson | 8/1 | |
| raced wide, held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(5) |   | 1¼ L | Truly Divine (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 75340- / 5 | Flat (166) | D Holland | C A Dwyer S B Components… | 7/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, headway when carried head high, looked reluctant and hung left over 1f out, pulled to outside, ridden and stayed on to take 4th near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(10) |   | ½ L | Bateleur (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) | 984-662 / 8 | Flat (8) | M Geran | M R Channon Dave And Gill Hedley | 9/2 | |
| steadied start, soon dropped in, headway to mid-division 3 out, nowhere to go from over 1f out, effort when not much room inside final furlong, ridden and kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(8) |   | 1½ L | Bollin Franny (GB) (Colt, brown, 8 9) | 022-593 / 5 | Flat (8) | R Thomas | J E Long Sir Neil Westbrook | 11/2 | |
| led, ridden 2f out, soon headed, held when short of room inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11(3) |   | 1½ L | Lake Sabina (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 6) | 5-89597 / 4 | Flat (16) | J Quinn | M R Hoad The Brookfield… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(1) |   | 1 L | Towy Boy (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 22258-9 / 7 | Flat (21) | N Callan | I A Wood Mr C R Lambourne | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, still close up when short of room inside final furlong, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12(4) |   | 1½ L | Titus Gent (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 6) | 0-95045 / 8 | Flat (12) | Ryan Powell | J Ryan Guy Carstairs and… | 12/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakening when short of room inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(12) |   | 10 L | Ramblin Bob (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 7) | 060-019 / 4 | Flat (16) | C Catlin | W J Musson Alan & Christine… | 16/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 4(2) |   | - | Great Knight (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 869-416 / 5 | Flat (21) | James Doyle | S Kirk Miss Rachel O'Neill | |||
| 1(11) |   | - | Green Velvet (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 7) | 35-4311 / 6 | Flat (8) | Martin Lane | P J Makin Mrs P J Makin | |||
