03 Jun 2009 16:00 Fontwell
Winner: £2,850 (Penalty: £1,854); Distance: 2m 2f 110y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Joli Classical (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 12) | 9P83F-6 / 23 | Flat (1423), Jump (27) | Harry Skelton | R J Hodges Exors Of The Late… | 20/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, driven and headway approaching 3 out, challenging from next, led before when jumped right last, hung badly right flat, driven clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 3¼ L | Gold Gun (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 604-422 / 7 | Flat (875), Jump (10) | R Johnson | Mrs A M Thorpe Tristar | 11/4 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway into 4th and driven after 3 out, every chance 2 out, chased winner from last, no impression, flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 14 |   | 10 L | North Walk (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0154-P1 / 6 | Flat (175), Jump (20) | Aidan Coleman | B N Pollock Mr Alan Baxter | 5/1 | |
| close up, went 2nd before 6th, blundered 3 out, recovered to lead 2 out, headed before last, soon lost 2nd and weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 8 L | Mr Shambles (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 201/RPU- / 8 | Jump (51) | Byron Moorcroft | C Roberts Mr Rupert Webb | 16/1 | |
| led, driven after 3 out, narrowly headed 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | NK | Alrafid (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 84711-P / 14 | Flat (119), Jump (34) | P Hide | G & J Moore Ms G Howell | 5/1 | |
| held up, headway to track leading trio 4 out, going well enough next, soon ridden and weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 16 L | Levitski (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 12) | 1527-FP / 8 | Flat (1365), Jump (11) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 9/4 | |
| mid-division, 6th and under pressure 3 out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 8 L | Titfer (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 1) | PP92-07 / 4 | Flat (144), Jump (8) | Danny Cook | Mrs C J Ikin Mr G A Ham | 40/1 | |
| chased leaders until not fluent 6th, finished lame | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 1 L | General Alarm (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12) | 95P-R8P / 12 | Flat (2135), Jump (15) | T J Phelan | G R Pewter Tarporley Turf… | 66/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 3½ L | Coast To Coast (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 7/P60-96 / 10 | Flat (1886), Jump (10) | J W Farrelly | N R Mitchell Seamus Gerard Carroll | 80/1 | |
| chased leading pair, ridden and weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 16 |   | 9 L | The Little Chancer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 9/70P59- / 6 | Jump (72) | Matthew Batchelor | S Curran Grey Fox Racing | 66/1 | |
| chased leaders until lost place before 6th, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 15 |   | 14 L | Or Apple's (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 5342/P7- / 7 | Flat (998), Jump (67) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Stuart Mercer,Emma… | 14/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off from 6th | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Feels Right (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | PP0R-68 / 5 | Jump (22) | E Dehdashti | G A Ham Mr G A Ham | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Celtic Robber (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 8- / 5 | Jump (299) | Mr Turlough O'connor | W G M Turner Mr Bill Brown | ||
| 7 |   | - | Capo Di Capi (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 033U/P5 / 7 | Flat (544), Jump (20) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams J P O'Flaherty | |||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Adams Legacy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 0 / 7 | Jump (15) | D A Jacob | B W Duke Brendan W Duke… | ||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Just Mossie (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | P40PU-5 / 6 | Flat (40), Jump (27) | Peter Toole | W G M Turner Mr R A Bracken | ||
