22 Apr 2009 15:30 Catterick
Winner: £3,200 (Penalty: £2,184); Distance: 7f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places).
Terry Bird And Joe Osborne Memorial Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(7) |   | - | Rising Kheleyf (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 0954- / 5 | Flat (198) | P J McDonald | G A Swinbank Mrs A E Harris | 5/1 | |
| held up, headway over 2f out, switched left to the inner 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(5) |   | 1¼ L | Foreign Investment (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 3) | 4181 / 4 | Flat (19) | Richard Evans | P D Evans Diamond Racing… | 3/1 | |
| held up, headway 2f out, driven to lead briefly entering final furlong, headed and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(3) |   | 1½ L | Blue Noodles (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 468-73 / 8 | Flat (21) | T Hamilton | D W Barker Mr Phil Cooper | 11/2 | |
| in touch, led after 1f, ridden along 2f out, driven and headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(6) |   | 3 L | Top Flight Splash (GB) (filly, bay, 8 6) | 098194- / 4 | Flat (124) | Dale Gibson | Mrs G S Rees Mr P Bamford | 16/1 | |
| held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(8) |   | NS | Valdemar (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 4) | 267194 / 7 | Flat (21) | S De Sousa | A D Brown Thoroughbred Racing… | 11/2 | |
| took keen hold to lead, headed after 1f and remained in touch, driven 2f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(4) |   | 6 L | Kladester (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 807150- / 4 | Flat (127) | T Eaves | B Smart Mrs S Lloyd | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(2) |   | 2 L | Wicklewood (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 4) | P0-58 / 10 | Flat (39) | R Ffrench | Mrs C A Dunnett Mr Brian Rudman | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(10) |   | ½ L | Wotatomboy (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 2) | 724751- / 6 | Flat (176) | M Stainton | R M Whitaker Mrs Jill Willows | 12/1 | |
| behind, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(1) |   | 6 L | Nassau Beach (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 90-5 / 3 | Flat (21) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby Mrs Jennifer E… | 6/1 | |
| dwelt, soon prominent, effort over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(9) |   | 16 L | Secret City (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 395457- / 11 | Flat (184) | P Mulrennan | R Bastiman Ms M Austerfield | 16/1 | |
| always rear division | ||||||||||
