03 Jul 2009 16:20 Warwick
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,476); Distance: 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Round Course: Good to Firm, Good in places).
Blue Square Poker Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10(1) |   | - | Ben's Dream (IRE) (Colt, brown, 8 8) | 22-5574 / 19 | Flat (21) | David Probert | A M Balding Mr Alan Halsall | 11/2 | |
| always prominent, ridden to lead narrowly just over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(9) |   | 1½ L | Hand Painted (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 45-9311 / 6 | Flat (23) | T Block | P J Makin The Wacky Racing… | 5/1 | |
| hampered start, behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, challenged entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(4) |   | NK | Leftontheshelf (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 3) | 3334-42 / 5 | Flat (35) | T Dean | J L Spearing Miss Hannah James | 14/1 | |
| chased leader, ridden when hampered 2f out, soon switched left, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(11) |   | NK | Hi Shinko (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 0-16016 / 8 | Flat (14) | T G McLaughlin | B R Millman R Reveillere/c… | 22/1 | |
| mid-division, came wide stand's rail entering straight, not clear run inside final furlong, switched left, ran on, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(6) |   | ½ L | Miss Hollybell (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 2) | 020-861 / 4 | Flat (25) | T P O'Shea | J Gallagher Gallagher Partnership | 17/2 | |
| fly jumped leaving stalls, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(3) |   | 1 L | Finnegan McCool (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 0670-78 / 3 | Flat (20) | P Cosgrave | R M Beckett Lawrence & Wilkinson | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 4f out, unable to quicken when carried left over 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(2) |   | HD | Taurus Twins (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 612152 / 8 | Flat (7) | Jim Crowley | R J Price G E Amey & G D… | 10/3 | |
| led, edged right towards stands side rail 2f out, soon ridden, headed narrowly just over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(10) |   | 1¼ L | Charging Indian (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 6) | 1-87 / 9 | Flat (42) | C Catlin | D R Lanigan Mr Ray Antell | 11/1 | |
| bumped start, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(7) |   | 6 L | New Leyf (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 691 / 10 | Flat (16) | C Lindop | J Gask Guy Carstairs &… | 9/2 | |
| went right start, chased leaders 4f | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1(8) |   | 8 L | Klynch (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 8048-73 / 8 | Flat (11) | Gabriel Hannon | B J Meehan Mr Douglas Renton | 9/1 | |
| hampered start, always behind, no chance final 3f | ||||||||||
| 11(5) |   | - | The Happy Hammer (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 67-64 / 11 | Flat (30) | D J O'Donohoe | E Stanford Newmarketracingclub… | |||
