21 Jun 2009 14:30 Hereford
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,903); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; 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 | 11 |   | - | Garafena (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 7) | P/P- / 22 | Flat (263), Jump (336) | R Thornton | R Lee G D Thorp - R L… | 10/1 | |
| in touch, went 2nd 5th until 3 out, led after 2 out, clear approaching last, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 3½ L | Civil Servant (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 11) | 659-B / 7 | Jump (5) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 2/1 | |
| mid-division, jumped left and slowly 3rd, soon pushed along, reminders next, headway approaching 3 out, jumped left 2 out, stayed on to take 2nd last, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | ½ L | Levantine (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | P8/460-4 / 12 | Flat (1417), Jump (13) | Mr M Lurcock | M J Lurcock Mr Mike Lurcock | 12/1 | |
| held lup towards rear, headway approaching 4th, tracking leaders when blundered 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | 4½ L | Hurstpierpoint (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 4) | 9-3 / 4 | Flat (315), Jump (17) | J E Moore | M G Rimell Miss S Bowles | 9/2 | |
| raced keenly, prominent, hit 4th, led after 3 out, headed after 2 out, weakened last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | NK | Papuan Prince (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 11) | 6 / 4 | Flat (380), Jump (12) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Wood Street Syndicate | 4/1 | |
| held up well in rear, slightly hampered 2nd, headway on outside when hampered 2 out, shaken up approaching last, soon beaten and eased | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 11 L | Mr Rev (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | / 6 | Flat (9) | Mr J L Monk | J M Bradley Mr J M Bradley | 66/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 8 L | Living The Dream (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 4/00-4 / 11 | Flat (30), Jump (17) | A Thornton | Karen George Mr S R Williams | 9/1 | |
| prominent, raced keenly, led 4th, hit 3 out, soon headed, weakened after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | 8 L | Oops Another Act (GB) (Filly, grey, 10 4) | / 4 | Flat (33) | W Kennedy | A M Hales Mrs M Slater | 20/1 | |
| prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 16 |   | 8 L | Veras Joy (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 4) | / 4 | Flat (203) | Gemma Gracey-Davison | Miss Z C Davison Mr T Dempsey | 200/1 | |
| mid-division, struggling before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12 |   | 6 L | Ladette To Lady (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 7) | 05-089 / 5 | Jump (12) | D R Dennis | R Hollinshead Mr J M T Court | 50/1 | |
| in touch, lost place before 4th, rallied 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | 1 L | Alwaysablue (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 0P6-U4 / 7 | Jump (36) | Charlie Huxley | T R Kinsey Mrs T R Kinsey | 16/1 | |
| led, jumped left 3rd, headed next, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 5 L | Cate Washington (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 7) | / 6 | Flat (21) | D Laverty | L Williamson Mr G D Kendrick | 200/1 | |
| in rear, tailed off when jumped right 3rd | ||||||||||
| 13th | 2 |   | 21 L | Diamanpeg (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) | 0/7- / 7 | Jump (361) | Sean Quinlan | D A Rees Mr Rjc Lewis/mr… | 33/1 | |
| in rear, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly 3rd, soon well behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 3 |   | Dist | Grey Dasler (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 0) | 0P/77 / 7 | Jump (7) | Wayne Hutchinson | A W Carroll Mrs J Cumiskey… | 80/1 | |
| in rear, reminder after 2nd, hampered next, mistake 4th, tailed off next | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Leanonleo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 34-70 / 4 | Jump (15) | S P Jones | B I Case Mr B I Case | ||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Midsummer Bay (GB) (mare, bay, 10 7) | P / 7 | Jump (14) | Mr J Stevenson | Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt Miss Hannah James | ||
