30 Jul 2009 15:50 Nottingham
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,771); Distance: 1m 2f 50y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Manny Bernstein Early Prices Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(3) |   | - | Puzzlemaster (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 66-176 / 5 | Flat (66) | J M O'Dwyer | M Botti Mr & Mrs Rory Sweet | 4/1 | |
| close up, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, clear towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(8) |   | 6 L | Best Prospect (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) | 409030 / 9 | Flat (14), Jump (159) | S W Kelly | M Dods Mr D Neale | 10/3 | |
| held up, smooth headway from over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, ridden and found nil, weakened towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(7) |   | 1 L | Persian Peril (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 0) | 322-713 / 10 | Flat (5) | R Winston | G A Swinbank Mrs J Porter | 6/4 | |
| tracked leader until over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, took 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(5) |   | ¾ L | Hurlingham (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 9) | 746207 / 7 | Flat (14) | P Mulrennan | M & D Easterby Mr A G Black | 7/1 | |
| led, ridden 3f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(1) |   | NK | Rosbay (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 13) | 203420 / 7 | Flat (20), Jump (545) | Martin Lane | T D Easterby Richard Taylor… | 6/1 | |
| dwelt, held up, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, driven, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3(2) |   | - | Taaresh (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 12) | 217- / 10 | Flat (321) | D J O'Donohoe | K A Morgan Roemex Ltd | |||
| 5(9) |   | - | Sri Kuantan (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 416327 / 6 | Flat (33) | F Tylicki | R C Guest Mr Stan Wright | |||
| 7(4) |   | - | Mick's Dancer (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 8) | 2-26711 / 6 | Flat (19) | C Catlin | W R Muir P M T Partnership | |||
| 8(6) |   | - | Mount Hermon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 240-062 / 5 | Flat (20) | T Block | H Morrison Wood Street Syndicate… | |||
