17 Jul 2009 16:20 Newbury
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,590); Distance: 5f 34y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
Tkp Surfacing Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(5) |   | - | Sister Clement (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 10) | 0605-02 / 19 | Flat (14) | J P Spencer | R Hannon Mr P Byrne | 11/4 | |
| close up in chasing group, closed to track leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden clear, eased near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(11) |   | 3¼ L | Blessed Place (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 098995 / 11 | Flat (4) | F Sweeney | D J S Ffrench Davis Mr S J Edwards | 9/1 | |
| led on stand rail, soon 3 lengths clear, reduced lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong, kept on well to hold 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12(3) |   | ½ L | Reigning Monarch (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 6) | 66-0379 / 7 | Flat (41) | Ross Atkinson | Miss Z C Davison Mr Andy Irvine | 25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd entering final furlong, kept on towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(12) |   | 2¾ L | Espy (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 777623 / 6 | Flat (17) | Ryan Moore | S Kirk Keith Brown Properties… | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, not clear run and continually blocked from just inside final 2f, switched left approaching final furlong, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(1) |   | NK | Plumage (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 7-22584 / 5 | Flat (16) | A Munro | M Salaman Mrs N L Young | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened final 1f | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14(2) |   | 1¼ L | Avrilo (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 2) | 378428 / 5 | Flat (23) | R Kingscote | M S Saunders Mr Paul Nicholas | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders on outer, ridden 2f out, weakened final 1f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(6) |   | HD | Fly In Johnny (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 6) | 300067 / 4 | Flat (18) | M Geran | J J Bridger The Ninth Pheasant… | 40/1 | |
| soon pushed along towards rear, staying on when not clear run and hampered entering final furlong, switched left and kept on | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(13) |   | 3¼ L | Trivia (IRE) (Filly, brown, 8 6) | 607065 / 5 | Flat (24) | N Chalmers | J J Bridger Mr M Tabor | 18/1 | |
| in touch in chasing group, ridden along 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(9) |   | SHD | Green Onions (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 734626 / 3 | Flat (39) | S J Drowne | D J S Ffrench Davis Smart Racing Ltd | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(10) |   | NK | Figaro Flyer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 431556 / 8 | Flat (10) | T P Queally | P Howling Mrs J P Howling | 16/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3(7) |   | ½ L | Welsh Opera (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 6) | 621741 / 4 | Flat (109) | Saleem Golam | S C Williams Usk Valley Stud | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, behind and no chance when nowhere to go inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7(14) |   | ¾ L | Malapropism (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 04-0803 / 9 | Flat (11) | Tony Culhane | M R Channon Mr Michael A Foy | 11/1 | |
| prominent on rail in chasing group, edging left when not much room over 1f out, weakened soon after and eased | ||||||||||
| 4(8) |   | - | Step It Up (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 223363 / 7 | Flat (8) | P Cosgrave | J R Boyle The Vine Associates | |||
| 13(4) |   | - | Rosie Two (GB) (filly, bay, 8 3) | 075 / 3 | Flat (18) | J F McDonald | W S Kittow P A & M J Reditt | |||
