29 Jul 2009 18:20 Sandown
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 14y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Michael Wright Racing Claiming Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(3) |   | - | Saltagioo (ITY) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 219308 / 9 | Flat (43) | D Holland | M Botti Mr C Wigham | 4/1 | |
| raced keenly, in touch, progress to take narrow lead 2f out, soon ridden, edged right inside final furlong, held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(8) |   | NK | Fremen (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 2) | 123416 / 12 | Flat (27) | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Mr D Nicholls &… | 5/2 | |
| missed break, held up in rear, closing when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on well, not quite reached winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(6) |   | 1½ L | Elna Bright (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 514220 / 8 | Flat (4) | Richard Evans | P D Evans Mr Peter Crate | 2/1 | |
| held up, improved halfway, challenged well over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(2) |   | ¾ L | Persian Storm (GER) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 3) | 612/66-5 / 5 | Flat (158), Jump (64) | G Baker | G & J Moore Baron G von Ullmann | 4/1 | |
| prominent, pulled hard, tracked leader 6f out, challenged 2f out, beaten entering final furlong, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(1) |   | 1¼ L | Womaniser (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 8 13) | 09/906- / 6 | Flat (257) | P Doe | T Keddy Miss K M Salisbury | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(4) |   | NK | Cordell (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 1-50900 / 5 | Flat (47) | J Fortune | R Hannon M&r Refurbishments… | 10/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(5) |   | 4 L | Dichoh (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 119928 / 10 | Flat (14), Jump (56) | F Sweeney | M Madgwick Mr M Madgwick | 14/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leader 2f, remained prominent, every chance 2f out, unable to quicken when squeezed out over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8(7) |   | - | Rock Tech (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 060 / 5 | Flat (30) | Greg Fairley | J R Jenkins Miss P Casey | |||
