27 Jun 2009 17:25 Newcastle
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,985); Distance: 1m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft.
Graphite Resources Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(1) |   | - | Tiger Reigns (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 33-1142 / 8 | Flat (7) | P Makin | M Dods R Ducasteele | 11/10 | |
| tracked leading pair, steady headway to lead over 2f out, ridden and hard pressed from over 1f out, stayed on gamely final furlong, just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(6) |   | SHD | Sunshine Always (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 14 / 10 | Flat (16) | Tony Culhane | W J Haggas Miss Maureen Stopher | 9/4 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway over 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, ridden and kept on and every chance final furlong, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(2) |   | 16 L | Cipher (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 7) | 81 / 3 | Flat (18) | R Ffrench | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 7/2 | |
| made most over 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, no chance with leading pair from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(5) |   | 27 L | Postman (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 700-114 / 5 | Flat (47) | T Eaves | B Smart Crossfields Racing | 8/1 | |
| with leader, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 4(4) |   | - | Honimiere (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 444-441 / 4 | Flat (3) | P J McDonald | G A Swinbank Mr Gary A Tanaka | |||
| 6(3) |   | - | Liteup My World (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 8 2) | 869- / 6 | Flat (224) | P Hanagan | B Ellison Liteup Partnership | |||
