04 Apr 2009 14:45 Lingfield
Winner: £18,000 (Penalty: £11,657); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Freebets.co.uk Grand National Betting Spring Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(3) |   | - | Hatton Flight (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 111058- / 21 | Flat (188) | W Buick | A M Balding Mr David Brownlow | 16/1 | |
| in touch, driven to lead inside final furlong, edged right, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(5) |   | SHD | Distinctive Image (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 7/214-12 / 6 | Flat (14) | C Catlin | R Hollinshead Mrs Barbara M Keller | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(9) |   | ¾ L | Dansili Dancer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 066535- / 9 | Flat (175) | P Robinson | C G Cox The Loyal Troupers | 15/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(4) |   | NK | Humble Opinion (GB) (Gelding, brown, 8 11) | 38/251-3 / 7 | Flat (31), Jump (79) | M Dwyer | A King Paul & Jenny Green | 9/1 | |
| steadied start, behind, under pressure well over 4f out, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(1) |   | ½ L | The Carlton Cannes (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 61/1232- / 5 | Flat (173) | J P Spencer | M L W Bell Mr J L C Pearce | 5/2 | |
| in touch, not much room after 1f, lost position over 4f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, slightly short of room inside final furlong, eased and no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(2) |   | 1¾ L | Hunting Country (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 8) | 130933- / 4 | Flat (153) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(7) |   | 5 L | Sgt Schultz (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 71-3001 / 8 | Flat (14) | L P Keniry | J S Moore Mr Jim Barnes | 9/1 | |
| raced keenly in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(6) |   | 6 L | Grande Caiman (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 3511-29 / 7 | Flat (24) | P Hills | R Hannon Mr John J Maguire | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 4f out, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(8) |   | 2½ L | My Mate Max (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 640245- / 7 | Flat (163) | Andrea Atzeni | R Hollinshead Mr Tim Leadbeater | 25/1 | |
| soon led, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
