22 Jul 2009 19:40 Sandown
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,771); Distance: 7f 16y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm (Sprint Course: Good to Firm (Good in places)).
BGC & The Children's Trust Anniversary Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(6) |   | - | Broad Cairn (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 2-317 / 19 | Flat (39) | S J Drowne | H & R Charlton The Queen | 11/1 | |
| took keen hold early, held up last, in touch, switched left and sustained progress on outer over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well to lead final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(2) |   | ½ L | Star Links (USA) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 21-4233 / 12 | Flat (11) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Mr Gerry Dolan | 4/1 | |
| held up in 4th, challenging from 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(1) |   | 1¾ L | Thousand Miles (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 1) | 52-155 / 10 | Flat (12) | J Fortune | P W Chapple-Hyam P P Nicot | 9/2 | |
| tracked leader, challenging from 2f out, slight advantage over 1f out, soon driven, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(7) |   | 1¼ L | Sohcahtoa (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 49-3855 / 10 | Flat (69) | P Hills | R Hannon Mr Ian Allan Todd | 8/1 | |
| held up in last pair, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(5) |   | SHD | Emirates Sports (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 41-1 / 3 | Flat (21) | L Dettori | Saeed Suroor Godolphin | 13/8 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leading pair on inner, ridden and unable to quicken when not clear run briefly 2f out, one pace after and no impression final 1f | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(3) |   | 1¼ L | Crime Writer (USA) (gelding, bay, 8 9) | 32183 / 3 | Flat (6) | R Ffrench | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 5/1 | |
| led at steady pace, quickened over 2f out, strongly pressed 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5(8) |   | - | Glen Molly (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 12) | 21-324 / 4 | Flat (32) | Michael Hills | B W Hills Mr John C Grant | |||
| 8(4) |   | - | Dukes Art (GB) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 3-4401 / 6 | Flat (19) | R Havlin | J A R Toller Mr J Diver | |||
