30 Jun 2009 21:00 Thirsk
Winner: £8,600 (Penalty: £5,569); Distance: 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Thirsk Castle Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1(5) |
| - |
Le Toreador (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 12) |
2-53201 / 20 |
Flat (10) | N Callan | K A Ryan Mr Guy Reed |
5/1 | |
| track leader, led halfway, driven over 1f out and kept on gamely final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(8) |
| NK |
Medici Time (GB) (Colt, grey, 8 7) |
9-26903 / 9 |
Flat (14) | Graham Gibbons | T D Easterby Mrs C A Hodgetts |
8/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(7) |
| HD |
Sudden Impact (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 10) |
5690-39 / 4 |
Flat (89) | P Mulrennan | Paul Green Mr Terry Cummins |
28/1 | |
| led, headed halfway and remained in touch, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
5(1) |
| ½ L |
Artsu (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 5) |
33-8422 / 5 |
Flat (10) | P Makin | M Dods N A Riddell & Partners |
10/3 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
3(6) |
| 1¾ L |
Cape Vale (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 11) |
599-848 / 6 |
Flat (24) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Lady O'Reilly |
4/1 | |
| held up, driven and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
6(2) |
| 6 L |
Crimea (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
1 / 6 |
Flat (14) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Middleham Park… |
11/4 | |
| in touch, driven and edged left, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
7th |
7(4) |
| 5 L |
Kyzer Chief (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) |
63-5186 / 8 |
Flat (14) | R Ffrench | R E Barr Mr A Jackson |
12/1 | |
| chased leaders to halfway | ||||||||||
2(3) |
| - |
Stolt (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) |
25-0705 / 7 |
Flat (10) | Barry McHugh | N Wilson Paul Dixon & Frank… |
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