19 May 2009 18:40 Leicester
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £4,857); Distance: 5f 218y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
John Ferneley Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(10) |   | - | Esprit de Midas (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 50-1116 / 7 | Flat (22) | N Callan | K A Ryan Mr Geoff Copp | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, driven to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(3) |   | 2¼ L | Time Medicean (GB) (colt, grey, 9 3) | 3-61 / 12 | Flat (29) | S Hitchcott | M R Channon Mr A W Carroll | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(9) |   | 2½ L | Evelyn May (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 3092-48 / 6 | Flat (25) | W Buick | B W Hills Mrs B W Hills | 22/1 | |
| led, headed well over 1f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(11) |   | 2¼ L | Devil You Know (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 41 / 5 | Flat (11) | R L Moore | D R C Elsworth Mrs Jean Turpin | 2/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in touch, hard driven over 2f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(7) |   | ½ L | Rapid Water (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 8-1 / 9 | Flat (16) | L P Keniry | A M Balding Miss Emma L Owen | 2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, hard driven to challenge 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(8) |   | 1 L | Audemar (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 21- / 5 | Flat (215) | J P Spencer | E F Vaughan Mr A M Pickering | 15/2 | |
| held up, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(6) |   | NK | Rocket Rob (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 5) | 2152-55 / 10 | Flat (15) | S Whitworth | S A Callaghan Mr R Musson & Mr… | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, under pressure approaching 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(5) |   | ¾ L | Saif Al Fahad (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 45241-4 / 3 | Flat (11) | M Dwyer | E J O'Neill Sheikh Naser Fahad… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(4) |   | 1¼ L | Turkish Lokum (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 4) | 040-8 / 3 | Flat (21) | L Morris | J M P Eustace Mr Y Gelgin | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, hard ridden over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(1) |   | 8 L | Spit And Polish (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 505-622 / 3 | Flat (7) | J Quinn | C A Dwyer Sir David Sieff | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders until ridden and weakened halfway | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(2) |   | 3¼ L | Kate The Great (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 630224- / 3 | Flat (271) | P Robinson | C G Cox Mr Anthony Rogers | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon beaten | ||||||||||
