09 May 2009 19:10 Thirsk
Winner: £8,600 (Penalty: £5,569); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
GT Group Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(10) |   | - | Valdan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 924216- / 21 | Flat (133) | Andrew Heffernan | P D Evans Mrs E Evans | 8/1 | |
| held up, smooth headway over 2f out, switched right and driven to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(9) |   | 5 L | Aleatricis (GB) (Colt, brown, 9 2) | 11112-2 / 5 | Flat (16) | Jamie Kyne | J & S Quinn Exors Of The Late… | 11/4 | |
| towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(8) |   | 2 L | Masterofceremonies (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 6) | 1/0-5519 / 7 | Flat (10), Jump (39) | Darren Moffatt | James Moffatt Mr Paul Murphy | 12/1 | |
| dwelt and behind, ridden along over 3f out, stayed on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(6) |   | HD | Inspector Clouseau (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 8 13) | 225459- / 8 | Flat (208) | M Fenton | T P Tate Allan McLuckie | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader, led briefly well over 1f out, headed and no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(4) |   | 2¼ L | Woody Waller (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 214- / 8 | Flat (231), Jump (51) | P Mulrennan | J Howard Johnson C J Leech & A French | 4/1 | |
| towards rear, headway over 6f out, effort over 4f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(7) |   | SHD | Sir Royal (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 5/32-5 / 7 | Flat (16) | T Eaves | G A Swinbank The Heath Partnership | 10/1 | |
| took keen hold behind leaders, reminders over 3f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(11) |   | 3¼ L | Oddsmaker (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 387-907 / 12 | Flat (6), Jump (779) | T Hamilton | M A Barnes Mr M Barnes | 9/1 | |
| led, headed well over 1f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(2) |   | 2½ L | Mister Arjay (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 51077-4 / 9 | Flat (12), Jump (1211) | R Ffrench | B Ellison Mr Keith Middleton | 12/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(5) |   | 6 L | Border Owl (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 331534- / 6 | Flat (209), Jump (71) | Dale Gibson | P Salmon Viscount Environmental | 20/1 | |
| held up, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 5(3) |   | - | Annibale Caro (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 113229- / 8 | Flat (287), Jump (22) | G Bartley | J S Goldie Thomson & Fyffe… | |||
| 10(1) |   | - | My Paris (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 77760-9 / 8 | Flat (16) | P Hanagan | Ollie Pears Mr J D Spensley… | |||
