15 May 2009 16:35 Newbury
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 2f 6y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Class1 Personnel Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(8) |
| - |
Beau Fighter (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) |
804- / 20 |
Flat (340) | G Baker | C F Wall Mr Wayne Hawkes |
11/1 | |
| in touch, led inside final 2f, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, in command well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(10) |
| 1¾ L |
Apotheosis (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) |
64-5714 / 5 |
Flat (37) | J P Spencer | W R Swinburn Mr G Smith |
7/2 | |
| held up in rear, smooth headway travelling well over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, carried right inside final furlong, ridden and found no extra well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
3rd |
15(12) |
| 4½ L |
Megalala (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) |
0180-71 / 16 |
Flat (11), Jump (549) |
N Chalmers | J J Bridger Mr Trevor Wallace |
12/1 | |
| soon tracked leader, led 7f out, kept narrow advantage until headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out and no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
14(7) |
| NS |
Turjuman (USA) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) |
264000- / 9 |
Flat (202) | C Catlin | W J Musson Mr S G West |
16/1 | |
| behind, headway on outside over 1f out, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong to press for 3rd last strides but no chance with front pair | ||||||||||
5th |
2(6) |
| 2¾ L |
Hucking Hero (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 2) |
443643 / 6 |
Flat (8) | M Halford | J R Best Mr T Vaughan |
10/1 | |
| towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
4(5) |
| ½ L |
Seventh Cavalry (IRE) (Colt, grey, 9 2) |
333244- / 5 |
Flat (216) | Richard Hughes | A King Mr W H Ponsonby |
7/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
7th |
12(11) |
| 1¾ L |
Jago (SWI) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) |
21-0894 / 6 |
Flat (46), Jump (502) |
Liam Jones | A M Hales Four Counties Partnership |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, effort under pressure to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
1(4) |
| 2 L |
Balnagore (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) |
78205-1 / 7 |
Flat (16) | T P Queally | J L Dunlop Mr K Alexander |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, challenged on outside going well 3f out, soon ridden and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
9th |
5(1) |
| 2 L |
Sinbad The Sailor (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) |
15707-6 / 11 |
Flat (13) | R Hills | J W Hills Baker, Coleman,… |
15/2 | |
| chased leaders 7f | ||||||||||
10th |
9(3) |
| 2½ L |
Lunar River (FR) (Filly, bay, 8 11) |
5628-61 / 8 |
Flat (7) | F Sweeney | David Pinder The Little Farm… |
15/2 | |
| mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
11th |
7(2) |
| 6 L |
Seventh Hill (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) |
8205-33 / 5 |
Flat (17) | S J Drowne | M Blanshard Mr Stanley Hinton |
10/1 | |
| always rear | ||||||||||
12th |
10(14) |
| 10 L |
Burnbrake (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 10) |
7045-65 / 8 |
Flat (85) | R Havlin | L Montague Hall Mr B H Page |
25/1 | |
| always rear | ||||||||||
13th |
3(9) |
| 5 L |
Watchmaker (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) |
880-214 / 9 |
Flat (16) | R Kingscote | Miss Tor Sturgis Mrs Pauline Yardley |
16/1 | |
| led to 7f out, chased leader to inside final 2f, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
14th |
16(15) |
| Dist |
Lunar Limelight (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 4) |
509/09-4 / 7 |
Flat (119) | W Buick | P J Makin Mrs P J Makin |
50/1 | |
| dropped in from wide draw, held up in rear, ridden and struggling entering staight, virtually pulled up final 3f, tailed off | ||||||||||
11(16) |
| - |
Joinedupwriting (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) |
34598-1 / 6 |
Flat (7) | R Ffrench | R M Whitaker Mr E George |
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13(13) |
| - |
Imperium (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) |
138335 / 9 |
Flat (11) | Louis Beuzelin | Jean-Rene Auvray Mrs A L Auvray |
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