04 Jul 2009 15:35 Leicester
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £6,854); Distance: 1m 1f 218y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
John Smith's E.B.F. Fillies' Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(1) |   | - | La Coveta (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 13) | 44-9643 / 20 | Flat (18) | Gabriel Hannon | B J Meehan Mrs Wendy English | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway from over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, soon every chance, led well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(8) |   | NK | Visite Royale (USA) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 4-24 / 3 | Flat (29) | Louis Beuzelin | Sir Michael Stoute Mrs Elizabeth Moran | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, switched left over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, snatched 2nd place post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(7) |   | NS | Stravella (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 12) | 515 / 4 | Flat (26) | G Baker | R M Beckett Five Horses Ltd | 10/1 | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, joined inside final furlong, soon headed, lost 2nd place post | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(9) |   | 2¼ L | Whooshka (USA) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 1 / 4 | Flat (23) | A McCarthy | P W Chapple-Hyam Mr C G P Wyatt | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(5) |   | HD | Aphrodisia (GB) (Filly, bay, 10 0) | 138514 / 7 | Flat (57) | William Carson | Ian Williams Mr Ian Williams | 8/1 | |
| switched right soon after start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(6) |   | 1 L | Simplification (GB) (Filly, grey, 9 2) | 557-233 / 3 | Flat (8) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Mr J N Reus | 11/1 | |
| keen, tracked leader, ridden to press leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(2) |   | 2¾ L | Mrs Beeton (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 4-1 / 3 | Flat (20) | A Kirby | W R Swinburn Exors Of The Late… | 5/1 | |
| close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(3) |   | ½ L | Mejala (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 13) | 50-761 / 3 | Flat (15) | T P O'Shea | J L Dunlop Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 10/3 | |
| in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(10) |   | ¾ L | Luck Will Come (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 9) | 80-4122 / 5 | Flat (13) | Kirsty Milczarek | H J Collingridge Greenstead Hall… | 9/1 | |
| close up, ridden over 2f out, weakend over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(4) |   | 9 L | Rio Guru (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 10) | 495452 / 4 | Flat (5) | Tony Culhane | M R Channon Norman Court Stud | 7/1 | |
| always in rear, behind final 3f | ||||||||||
