26 Jun 2009 21:20 Chester
Winner: £6,250 (Penalty: £4,047); Distance: 1m 2f 75y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
John Lennon Airport Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(9) |   | - | Carter (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 645-74 / 19 | Flat (9) | P Mulrennan | W M Brisbourne Stratford Bards… | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, under pressure inside final furlong, just held on near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(1) |   | HD | Dark Ranger (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 0-31331 / 8 | Flat (45) | R Havlin | T J Pitt Recycled Products… | 9/4 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon headway, every chance inside final furlong, just held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13(15) |   | 1 L | Kristopher James (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 9) | 6828-95 / 4 | Flat (39) | Ross Atkinson | W M Brisbourne Mr Stephen Jones | 12/1 | |
| held up in touch and keen, went 2nd over 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(3) |   | 4 L | Duke Of Normandy (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 10) | 423200 / 4 | Flat (32) | R Ffrench | B P J Baugh Mr B Baugh | 14/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(16) |   | 1¾ L | Musical Maze (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 9-07324 / 3 | Flat (9) | T G McLaughlin | W M Brisbourne The Nelson Pigs… | 9/1 | |
| mid-division and keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 16(4) |   | SHD | Katie Girl (GB) (filly, bay, 8 4) | 000-567 / 3 | Flat (9) | Liam Jones | Mrs G S Rees Red Rose Partnership | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(7) |   | ½ L | Paddy Partridge (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 887 / 7 | Flat (36) | L Morris | N J Vaughan Owen Promotions… | 7/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, stayed on from over 1f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(10) |   | 1½ L | Jobekani (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 37-7386 / 6 | Flat (17) | D Heslop | L Williamson Mr Anthony Thomas… | 8/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed slong over 3f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12(12) |   | 3¼ L | Hit The Switch (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 090760 / 8 | Flat (7) | S Donohoe | Pat Morris Mr M M Allen | 33/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15(14) |   | 1½ L | Zelos Diktator (GB) (colt, brown, 8 4) | 78-6 / 9 | Flat (67) | S De Sousa | J G Given Mr A White | 22/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14(5) |   | 3½ L | Artesium (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 943234- / 4 | Flat (192) | Ahmed Ajtebi | Pat Morris Rob Lloyd Racing… | 10/1 | |
| led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden no impression | ||||||||||
| 12th | 11(8) |   | 1 L | Cherry Belle (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 10) | 35265-0 / 3 | Flat (12) | Catherine Gannon | P D Evans Mrs I M Folkes | 16/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3(6) |   | 4½ L | Jul's Lad (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 068-230 / 4 | Flat (64) | Greg Fairley | M Mullineaux T & J Tuohy | 20/1 | |
| with leader, ridden well over 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8(11) |   | - | Hector Spectre (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 11) | 330285 / 7 | Flat (2) | R Kennemore | K M Prendergast Mrs M Gittings-Watts | |||
| 4(2) |   | - | Kiama Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 686-71 / 10 | Flat (9) | Graham Gibbons | J & S Quinn Chris Dillon &… | |||
| 1(13) |   | - | Saharan Royal (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 9) | 722- / 3 | Flat (324) | M Goldstein | M Salaman Mrs P G Lewin &… | |||
