11 Jul 2009 14:05 York
Winner: £11,000 (Penalty: £7,124); Distance: 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
John Smith's And R.A.F. Linton-on-Ouse Nursery Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(2) |   | - | Gertmegalush (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 4140 / 5 | Flat (29) | P Hanagan | J D Bethell The Littlehill… | 25/1 | |
| unseated rider and loose in paddock, made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly, in command final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(8) |   | 1½ L | Kingdom Of Light (GB) (colt, grey, 9 7) | 210 / 3 | Flat (23) | R L Moore | J Howard Johnson Transcend Bloodstock… | 10/3 | |
| prominent on stands' rail, strong challenge and every chance 1f out, no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(4) |   | 1½ L | Vilnius (GB) (filly, bay, 7 12) | 4122 / 3 | Flat (5) | David Probert | M R Channon Mr P Trant | 7/2 | |
| in touch on outside, driven along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd entering final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(7) |   | HD | Mon Brav (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 17 / 9 | Flat (35) | D Nolan | D Carroll Mr Brian Ellison | 4/1 | |
| outpaced, headway towards outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(6) |   | 3¼ L | Tom Folan (GB) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 233 / 3 | Flat (66) | M Dwyer | H J Collingridge Mr Dave Clayton | 10/1 | |
| unseated rider behind stalls, dwelt, headway 3f out, chased leaders halfway, weakened final 1f | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(10) |   | 1½ L | Six Wives (GB) (filly, bay, 8 4) | 631033 / 8 | Flat (3) | C Catlin | J A Glover Sexy Six Partnership | 12/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(3) |   | 1¼ L | Tillys Tale (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 7) | 541023 / 5 | Flat (14) | P Pickard | P T Midgley Sandfield Racing | 7/1 | |
| chased winner until weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(5) |   | 1¼ L | Final Ovation (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 427 / 3 | Flat (29) | F Tylicki | J & S Quinn Mrs S Quinn | 8/1 | |
| prominent 3f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(9) |   | 11 L | Mr Smithson (IRE) (gelding, brown, 8 6) | 28328 / 3 | Flat (35) | Louis Beuzelin | B Ellison Koo's Racing Club | 11/1 | |
| fly jumped start, lost many lengths, no chance after | ||||||||||
| 10(11) |   | - | Goodbye Earl (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 2) | 402063 / 4 | Flat (5) | R J Rowe | A Berry David Geraghty | |||
| 6(1) |   | - | Italian Tom (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 516 / 8 | Flat (3) | M Goldstein | S A Callaghan S & A Mares | |||
