08 May 2009 13:45 Chester
Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £25,232); Distance: 1m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Surrenda-Link Earl Grosvenor Heritage Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(6) |   | - | Mister Hardy (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 0723-11 / 20 | Flat (34) | F Tylicki | R A Fahey The Cosmic Cases | 7/2 | |
| held up behind leaders, effort when not much room 2f out, brought wide and driven over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 15(16) |   | 1¼ L | Opus Maximus (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 9) | 565781 / 8 | Flat (7) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Alan Baxter | 14/1 | |
| held up, not much room over 2f out and again over 1f out, switched left approaching final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(10) |   | NK | Fathsta (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 7329-65 / 8 | Flat (27) | S Donohoe | D Nicholls Mr C Harding | 7/1 | |
| held up, headway on outer to lead 2f out, driven and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(13) |   | ½ L | Kings Point (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 8 12) | 125-076 / 9 | Flat (6) | S De Sousa | D Nicholls W R B Racing 61… | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden along halfway, driven and kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13(15) |   | HD | Internationaldebut (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 386009 / 7 | Flat (2) | E Ahern | S Parr Mr A Taylor Jnr | 50/1 | |
| held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(17) |   | 1 L | Dunn'o (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 1462-91 / 8 | Flat (13) | L Dettori | C G Cox D Nicholls M Morgan… | 11/1 | |
| in touch, driven over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(4) |   | NK | Flawed Genius (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 7-60661 / 4 | Flat (6) | N Callan | K A Ryan Dubai's Finest | 5/1 | |
| started slowly, soon mid-division, effort when squeezed for room over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(1) |   | SHD | Celtic Sultan (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 00000-7 / 8 | Flat (11) | M Fenton | T P Tate Mr C S J Beek | 6/1 | |
| led, headed 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(7) |   | NK | Leandros (FR) (Colt, brown, 9 10) | 21-2649 / 4 | Flat (71) | J Murtagh | G M Lyons Tenela Investments… | 14/1 | |
| steadied at start, held up towards rear, effort when edgled left over 1f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16(8) |   | ¾ L | Ilie Nastase (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 8 7) | 24102-9 / 7 | Flat (6) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Mr J A Higson | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 11th | 17(9) |   | 8 L | Eastern Gift (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 4213-50 / 7 | Flat (9) | David Probert | Miss Gay Kelleway Panther Racing,kelleway… | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2(3) |   | ¾ L | Noble Citizen (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 173-822 / 10 | Flat (77) | Ahmed Ajtebi | D M Simcock Mr Khalifa Dasmal | 7/1 | |
| dwelt, always rear division | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5(2) |   | ¾ L | Elna Bright (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 275-316 / 8 | Flat (32) | J F Egan | P D Evans Mr Peter Crate | 14/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 14(5) |   | 12 L | Invincible Force (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 01-4090 / 9 | Flat (2) | R Winston | Paul Green Mr Paul Green (Oaklea) | 25/1 | |
| in touch, reminders halfway, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 7(14) |   | - | Arabian Spirit (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 3221-42 / 7 | Flat (20) | T G McLaughlin | E A L Dunlop Timeform Betfair… | |||
| 4(12) |   | - | Carcinetto (IRE) (Mare, bay, 9 2) | 132308 / 9 | Flat (2) | Kirsty Milczarek | P D Evans Mrs Sally Edwards | |||
| 3(11) |   | - | Huzzah (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 6530-59 / 9 | Flat (20) | Michael Hills | B W Hills Mr Richard Popplewell | |||
