24 Jul 2009 17:00 Ascot
Winner: £18,000 (Penalty: £11,216); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
October Club Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(4) |   | - | Fanjura (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 0-25701 / 20 | Flat (21) | L Dettori | B W Hills Mr Terry Benson | 6/1 | |
| soon got over from wide draw, made virtually all, joined and strongly pressed from 2f out, hard driven and kept on gamely final furlong to assert final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10(9) |   | ½ L | William Blake (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 849-436 / 4 | Flat (14) | Greg Fairley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 5/1 | |
| chased winner, strong challenge and upsides from 2f out, still every chance final 1f, until found no extra and held final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(10) |   | DHT | Vainglory (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) | 4-46312 / 11 | Flat (26) | Hayley Turner | D M Simcock Mr D M I Simcock | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, switched left approaching 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach front pair and joined for 3rd post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(3) |   | 1¼ L | Mountain Pride (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 65-5014 / 9 | Flat (21) | S J Drowne | J L Dunlop D T Kelly | 16/1 | |
| raced on outer, rear of mid-division, headway from 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out to force dead heat for 3rd, on post | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(2) |   | 1 L | Resurge (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 805412 / 9 | Flat (18) | F Sweeney | W S Kittow Chris & David Stam | 6/1 | |
| held up in touch, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(5) |   | 1 L | Last Three Minutes (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 0-40136 / 5 | Flat (16) | Richard Hughes | E A L Dunlop The Right Angle… | 15/8 | |
| held up well in rear, still plenty to do 2f out, headway final 1f, never reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(6) |   | 3¼ L | Pinch of Salt (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 232026- / 6 | Flat (322), Jump (938) | David Probert | A M Balding The Hon Robert… | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along and no real headway from over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(1) |   | 1¾ L | Full Speed (GER) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 1574-18 / 10 | Flat (33) | R Winston | G A Swinbank L & D Racing | 28/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, disputing 3rd 2f out, weakened final 1f and eased | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(8) |   | 6 L | Malt Or Mash (USA) (Colt, grey, 10 0) | 1/1065-0 / 5 | Flat (20) | P Hills | R Hannon Mr A P Patey | 33/1 | |
| held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(7) |   | 21 L | Wise Dennis (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) | 79-5547 / 8 | Flat (148) | Jim Crowley | A P Jarvis Mr Allen B Pope | 20/1 | |
| never travelling, always in rear, reminders before half way, left behind final 3f, tailed off and eased | ||||||||||
