01 Jun 2009 19:40 Thirsk
Winner: £8,600 (Penalty: £5,569); Distance: 7f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Firm.
Weatherbys Finance Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(6) |   | - | Secret Society (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 62-14 / 19 | Flat (9) | J P Spencer | M L W Bell Sheikh Marwan Al… | 7/4 | |
| soon outpaced and towards rear, headway 2f out, hung left over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(5) |   | 5 L | Brierty (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 71012-7 / 4 | Flat (16) | D Nolan | D Carroll Mr G P Clarke | 7/1 | |
| held up behind leaders, ridden along over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(7) |   | 1¼ L | Thunderball (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 50-7320 / 7 | Flat (16) | A Mullen | A J McCabe The Doncaster Racing… | 5/1 | |
| soon led strong gallop, ridden along 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(8) |   | ½ L | Snow Bay (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 421- / 8 | Flat (330) | T Eaves | B Smart Snow Bay Partnership | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(1) |   | 1 L | Red Kyte (GB) (Filly, brown, 8 12) | 04-0093 / 3 | Flat (17) | N Callan | K A Ryan Mr Malih L Al Basti | 20/1 | |
| in touch, effort over 2f out, one pace until weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(3) |   | ½ L | My Best Bet (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 15-3317 / 5 | Flat (16) | S Hitchcott | M R Channon Ownaracehorse Ltd… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, driven and headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(10) |   | 1¼ L | Stan's Cool Cat (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 7) | 242130- / 5 | Flat (246) | J Fanning | P & O Cole Anne & Steve Fisher | 40/1 | |
| towards rear, chased along halfway, some late headway, never trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(12) |   | 3½ L | Richo (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 10384-2 / 8 | Flat (35) | P Mulrennan | D H Brown Miss H Ward | 8/1 | |
| prominent, reminders 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13(13) |   | 2¼ L | Seldom (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 2193 / 8 | Flat (6) | S De Sousa | M Brittain Mr Mel Brittain | 13/2 | |
| chased leaders to halfway | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(11) |   | ½ L | Regal Lyric (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 100-4 / 4 | Flat (35) | M Fenton | T P Tate Ms Annie Flora… | 7/1 | |
| prominent for 4f | ||||||||||
| 12(9) |   | - | Fathey (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 87540-5 / 7 | Flat (28) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mr Rob Lewin | |||
| 7(4) |   | - | Victoria Sponge (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 12) | 531-372 / 4 | Flat (18) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Mr J W Parry | |||
