16 May 2009 15:45 Newbury
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,462); Distance: 6f 8y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Berry Bros & Rudd Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(14) |   | - | Main Aim (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 113108- / 20 | Flat (189) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr K Abdulla | 2/1 | |
| towards rear, good headway going well from 2f out, shaken up and led over 1f out, soon clear, pushed out, impressive | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12(13) |   | 7 L | Aye Aye Digby (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 6) | 5750-31 / 9 | Flat (14) | F Sweeney | H Candy Trolley Action | 4/1 | |
| close up, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner afterwards, edged right inside final furlong, kept on well from 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 14(11) |   | NK | Nightjar (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 810983 / 6 | Flat (7) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston Hambleton Racing… | 12/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(10) |   | NK | Perfect Flight (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 9) | 811197- / 5 | Flat (189) | Kirsty Milczarek | M Blanshard Mr M Blanshard | 14/1 | |
| behind, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(4) |   | HD | Phantom Whisper (GB) (Gelding, brown, 8 10) | 7017-88 / 7 | Flat (7) | A Munro | B R Millman Mrs T Dormer &… | 16/1 | |
| in touch, effort over 1f out, no chance with winner, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(1) |   | 2 L | Spanish Bounty (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 3140-60 / 6 | Flat (13) | T P Queally | J G Portman Mr J G B Portman | 20/1 | |
| tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11(12) |   | 1 L | Good Gorsoon (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 6) | 4060-06 / 4 | Flat (10) | R Winston | B W Hills Triermore Stud… | 18/1 | |
| reared start, settled towards rear, headway over 1f out, keeping on when hampered and checked inside final furlong, eased towards finish | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(7) |   | 3½ L | Drawnfromthepast (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 61150/4 / 10 | Flat (17) | S J Drowne | J A Osborne Mr Laurence A Bellman | 40/1 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(3) |   | 9 L | Exclamation (GB) (Colt, brown, 9 4) | 11/60-43 / 4 | Flat (13) | J P Spencer | B J Meehan Mr Raymond Tooth | 10/3 | |
| led to over 3f out, kept on until weakened from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13(9) |   | 2 L | Esteem Machine (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 5) | 2170-05 / 6 | Flat (24) | David Probert | R A Teal Diamond Racing… | 25/1 | |
| raced keenly in touch to over 2f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10(5) |   | 20 L | Sundae (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) | 3/04900- / 8 | Flat (244) | M Dwyer | C F Wall Mr K F Clutterbuck | 12/1 | |
| started slowly, raced keenly, prominent to over 2f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 7(2) |   | - | Mac Gille Eoin (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 6908-06 / 8 | Flat (13) | T P O'Shea | J Gallagher M C S D Racing… | |||
| 4(6) |   | - | Musaalem (USA) (Gelding, grey, 8 11) | 1/1100- / 5 | Flat (231) | R Hills | W J Haggas Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | |||
| 8(8) |   | - | High Standing (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 11/122-1 / 7 | Flat (14) | Richard Hughes | W J Haggas Mr Tony Bloom | |||
