29 May 2009 16:10 Goodwood
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £4,857); Distance: 1m 1f 192y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
Goodwood Aircraft Engineering Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12(1) |   | - | Itlaaq (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 8) | 0548-0 / 19 | Flat (14) | R Hills | J L Dunlop Mr M W Easterby | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway on outside from over 2f out, shaken up to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(8) |   | ½ L | Just Like Silk (USA) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 69-534 / 4 | Flat (28) | E Ahern | G A Butler Future In Mind… | 6/1 | |
| close up in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, stayed on, not quite pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(2) |   | 2¼ L | Mabuya (UAE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 55-22 / 5 | Flat (11) | F Sweeney | P J Makin Michael Heery | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along to lead 3f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(6) |   | 5 L | Sequillo (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 07410-0 / 4 | Flat (37) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon White Beech Farm | 8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, still well there when hung badly right over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(14) |   | 1 L | Diamond Twister (USA) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 126465 / 6 | Flat (18) | M Halford | J R Best Mr J Levenson | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along on inside 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no danger | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14(10) |   | 1½ L | Nice Time (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 6) | 901-6 / 3 | Flat (27) | A Munro | M H Tompkins Mrs Claudia Wiggins | 25/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along on outside 3f out, ridden and hung right from 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(9) |   | 1 L | Blaise Tower (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 941-14 / 4 | Flat (131) | R L Moore | G & J Moore Mr D J Deer | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, driven along on outside over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(13) |   | 5 L | Davids Matador (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 054-6 / 3 | Flat (8) | S Carson | Eve Johnson Houghton Mr David Herbert | 14/1 | |
| dwelt, soon in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(11) |   | NK | Three Ducks (GB) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 431-7 / 4 | Flat (20) | M Dwyer | L M Cumani Mrs James Wigan | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along entering straight, ridden and hung right over 2f out and soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(12) |   | ½ L | Viva La Vida (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 765 / 3 | Flat (21) | Kirsty Milczarek | Jane Chapple-Hyam Mr Howard Spooner | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, some headway on rails, no impression on leaders when not much room over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(7) |   | 4½ L | Best In Class (GB) (colt, grey, 8 8) | 6-2140 / 4 | Flat (18) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Mrs A Shone | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along entering straight, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1(3) |   | ¾ L | Roly Boy (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 230-496 / 3 | Flat (17) | P Hills | R Hannon The Calvera Partnership… | 16/1 | |
| pressed leader, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3(5) |   | 2 L | Rumble of Thunder (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 223-381 / 10 | Flat (11) | W Buick | D W P Arbuthnot The Well Oiled… | 7/2 | |
| led, pushed along and headed 3f out, soon hung badly right, weakened over 2f out, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 13(4) |   | - | Mykingdomforahorse (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 6) | 64021-0 / 5 | Flat (18) | T P O'Shea | M R Channon B Bailey & K Edwards | |||
