30 Apr 2009 18:40 Huntingdon
Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,927); Distance: 3m 2f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm ((Watered)).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Island Arrow (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 712/P43- / 24 | Jump (6) | Andrew Tinkler | George Baker Stetson Racing | 7/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway 8th, went 2nd next, soon ridden, led after 3 out, wandering under pressure before last, edged left flat, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | ¾ L | Portside (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 465433- / 7 | Jump (25) | R Thornton | A King Mr Anthony Thomas… | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along after 6th, reminded after next, closed after 8th, mistake 3 out, chased winner 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 11 L | Cortesia (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 10 1) | 9/P0665- / 6 | Flat (570), Jump (22) | Wayne Hutchinson | R T Phillips Hintlesham Racing | 8/1 | |
| in touch, raced keenly, not fluent when went 2nd 7th, led next, jumped left and hit 3 out, soon headed, lost 2nd when blundered 2 out, weakend last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11 |   | 3¾ L | The Fabricator (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 8/50803- / 7 | Jump (37) | L Vickers | T J Pitt R Barnes, A Barnes,… | 5/1 | |
| held up in rear, mistakes, effort 9th, soon no impression, went modest 4th after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 6 L | Ramvaswani (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 244720- / 8 | Flat (69), Jump (8) | Alex Merriam | N B King The St Gatien Racing… | 18/1 | |
| led, headed when not fluent 8th, beaten when mistake 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 9 L | Arthurian (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 07P353- / 6 | Flat (357), Jump (17) | C Honour | N B King The Wacky Racing… | 8/1 | |
| prominent, raced keenly, hit 5th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | Dist | Markington (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 00/1244- / 9 | Flat (226), Jump (161) | S E Durack | P & M Bowen Ron And Tania Stepney | 8/1 | |
| chased leader to 7th, soon ridden along, lost place before next, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Bob 'n' You (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | 52/P604- / 10 | Jump (36) | Michael Murphy | Ian Williams Mr T J & Mrs H… | |||
| 7 |   | - | Zelos (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 38/P030- / 6 | Flat (150), Jump (23) | David England | D G Bridgwater Mr David J Smith | |||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Skip The Present (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | P3/2057- / 9 | Jump (71) | H Oliver | J L Spearing Skip Racing Limited | ||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Artist's Return (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 7) | 0/B61UP- / 9 | Jump (104) | Dave Crosse | W Stone Mrs M Stone | ||
| 12 |   | - | Ticket To Ride (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0) | P/03334- / 13 | Jump (37) | C Poste | A J Wilson Mr I J Hooper | |||
