07 Apr 2009 14:40 Pontefract
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 6f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Annual Badge Holders Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16(2) |   | - | Pickering (GB) (Gelding, brown, 8 10) | 6/39097- / 21 | Flat (218) | A Mullen | E J Alston The Selebians | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, led inside final furlong, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(1) |   | 2¾ L | Dvinsky (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 487522 / 12 | Flat (18) | J Quinn | P Howling Mr David Hardaker | 9/2 | |
| led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(6) |   | 1¼ L | Desert Dreamer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 2-13311 / 10 | Flat (20) | Richard Evans | P D Evans Mrs I M Folkes | 10/1 | |
| slowly away, towards rear, stayed on strongly on outer from over 1f out, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(4) |   | HD | Blue Charm (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 6-23323 / 9 | Flat (27) | T Eaves | I W McInnes Mr J Morris | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, stayed on from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(11) |   | 2 L | Kipchak (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) | 411341 / 7 | Flat (8) | R Winston | A J McCabe Mr Liam Breslin | 14/1 | |
| close up, ridden well over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(12) |   | 2½ L | Guest Connections (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 110610- / 7 | Flat (223) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls The Gardening Partnership… | 20/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway on inner over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(13) |   | ¾ L | Swinbrook (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 8) | 204-711 / 8 | Flat (7) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mrs Ruth M Serrell | 15/2 | |
| towards rear, headway over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(16) |   | ¾ L | Moonage Daydream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 237199- / 4 | Flat (215) | D Allan | T D Easterby Rio Grande Partnership | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(14) |   | 1 L | Dickie Le Davoir (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 9600-75 / 9 | Flat (51) | M Coumbe | John Harris Mrs Alison Guest | 12/1 | |
| slowly away, behind, ridden over 2f out, some headway from well over 1f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(7) |   | 1 L | Realt Na Mara (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 704-147 / 12 | Flat (46), Jump (634) | T Block | H Morrison Mr H Morrison | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 15(8) |   | SHD | Flying Bantam (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 470770- / 8 | Flat (144) | P Mulrennan | J R Norton The Matthewman… | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13(5) |   | ½ L | Ingleby Princess (GB) (Filly, brown, 8 11) | 483466- / 5 | Flat (171) | Neil Brown | T D Barron Mr Dave Scott | 13/2 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 17(17) |   | 1 L | Mandelieu (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 1898-00 / 4 | Flat (25) | T Hamilton | Ollie Pears L Palmer/ B Smith/… | 66/1 | |
| held up and pulled hard, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 14th | 8(15) |   | 3¼ L | Rio Sands (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 523350- / 9 | Flat (185) | M Stainton | R M Whitaker Mr R M Whitaker | 33/1 | |
| slowly away, behind, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 11(10) |   | 4 L | Red Cape (FR) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 5-42330 / 12 | Flat (6) | P J McDonald | Mrs R Carr Middleham Park… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 14(3) |   | 11 L | This Ones For Pat (USA) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 01418-2 / 4 | Flat (19) | N Callan | S Parr Mr Willie McKay | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 10(9) |   | SHD | Bid For Gold (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 333170- / 8 | Flat (175) | A Elliott | Jedd O'Keeffe Mr Richard Johnson | 14/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
