07 May 2009 15:15 Chester
Winner: £22,500 (Penalty: £14,193); Distance: 1m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Boodles Diamond Eternity Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(3) |   | - | Fareer (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 312-3 / 19 | Flat (20) | R Hills | E A L Dunlop Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside well over 1f out, soon hung left, led inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(4) |   | 1¼ L | Tartan Gunna (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 22-1131 / 6 | Flat (14) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Simply Racing Limited | 4/1 | |
| soon in touch, challenged just over 1f out, carried left inside final furlong, held by winner towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(2) |   | ½ L | Foundation Room (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 9) | 1306- / 3 | Flat (223) | M Dwyer | A M Balding Mr G W Chong | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along when denied clear run from just over 1f out until switched right inside final furlong, ran on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(6) |   | 1¼ L | Viva Ronaldo (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 14167-5 / 7 | Flat (26) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Aykroyd And Sons… | 8/1 | |
| awkward start, held up in rear, not clear run just over 1f out, staying on carrying head high inside final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(7) |   | HD | Imco Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 6) | 593-213 / 2 | Flat (20) | K Latham | G M Lyons Sean Jones | 14/1 | |
| tracked leader, raced keenly, took narrow lead just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(8) |   | ¾ L | Hunterview (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 11) | 310-14 / 6 | Flat (21) | Ted Durcan | M A Jarvis Mrs Jo Tracey | 8/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along intermittently, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge and eased towards finish | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(9) |   | 2¼ L | Resort (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 4) | 5-1 / 3 | Flat (21) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Cheveley Park Stud | 4/1 | |
| prominent, raced keenly not clear run on inside over 1f out, soon pressing leaders, unable to quicken when not much room inside final furlong, eased | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(5) |   | 1 L | Goliaths Boy (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 10) | 2314- / 4 | Flat (163) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | 9/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed just over 1f out, losing place when squeezed out inside final furlong, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 8(1) |   | - | Kingswinford (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 5) | 214192- / 9 | Flat (180) | J F Egan | P D Evans J R Norton Ltd | |||
