15 Apr 2009 15:35 Newmarket
Winner: £45,000 (Penalty: £25,546); Distance: 7f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Betterbet European Free Handicap (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(2) |   | - | Ouqba (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 219419- / 19 | Flat (179) | R Hills | B W Hills Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 4/1 | |
| always prominent, led 2f out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(8) |   | 2¾ L | Awinnersgame (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 163116- / 3 | Flat (199) | J Murtagh | J Noseda Mr Saeed Suhail | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, hung left and chased winner over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(1) |   | ½ L | Penny's Gift (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 6) | 272161- / 4 | Flat (166) | R L Moore | R Hannon Rockcliffe Stud | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(4) |   | 1¼ L | Rose Diamond (IRE) (Filly, grey, 8 5) | 415247- / 3 | Flat (192) | A Munro | H & R Charlton Mr B E Nielsen | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway and switched right over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(7) |   | 2¾ L | Marine Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 175- / 6 | Flat (207) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Mr A Black | 13/2 | |
| took keen hold, led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(5) |   | NK | Snoqualmie Girl (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 8) | 031120- / 4 | Flat (194) | M Dwyer | D R C Elsworth Mr J C Smith | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never reached leaders, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(3) |   | 3¾ L | Art Connoisseur (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 11128- / 3 | Flat (236) | J P Spencer | M L W Bell Mr R A Green | 10/1 | |
| held up in rear, pulled hard, not clear run from 2f out until 1f out, eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(6) |   | ¾ L | Courageous (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 1525- / 7 | Flat (172) | R Mullen | B Smart Mr J M Bradley | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pulled hard, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(10) |   | HD | Wildcat Wizard (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 5) | 11435- / 6 | Flat (196) | E Ahern | P & O Cole The Rock & A Hard… | 25/1 | |
| held up, raced keenly, effort on outside and hanging right over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(9) |   | NK | Saxford (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 211442- / 4 | Flat (184) | S W Kelly | Mrs L Stubbs Mr D Arundale | 16/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
