01 Aug 2009 14:20 Thirsk
Winner: £12,600 (Penalty: £8,160); Distance: 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Hertel Nursery Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(7) |   | - | Midnight Martini (GB) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 441 / 4 | Flat (38) | D Allan | T D Easterby Mr D A West | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon driven to challenge, led well inside final furlong, pushed out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(3) |   | NK | Tillys Tale (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 2) | 410237 / 5 | Flat (21) | P Pickard | P T Midgley Sandfield Racing | 11/1 | |
| keen hold and prominent, every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(8) |   | 2 L | Eternal Instinct (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 187010 / 4 | Flat (14) | G Bartley | J S Goldie Johnnie Delta Racing | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, driven halfway, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(6) |   | ½ L | Goodbye Earl (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 6) | 206342 / 4 | Flat (8) | Billy Cray | A Berry David Geraghty | 9/1 | |
| led, headed halfway, weakened over f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(9) |   | NK | Senate Majority (GB) (colt, chestnut, 7 12) | 644 / 4 | Flat (45) | D Fentiman | T D Easterby The Senators | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(2) |   | SHD | Kingdom Of Light (GB) (colt, grey, 9 7) | 2102 / 3 | Flat (21) | F Tylicki | J Howard Johnson Transcend Bloodstock… | 5/1 | |
| prominent, led halfway, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(5) |   | 5 L | Mijas Playa (GB) (filly, bay, 8 13) | 252271 / 2 | Flat (11) | Andrew Heffernan | C A Dwyer Mrs Shelley Dwyer | 8/1 | |
| held up mid-division, hard ridden over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(11) |   | 1¼ L | Social Grace (GB) (filly, grey, 8 7) | 24210 / 2 | Flat (14) | Graham Gibbons | D H Brown Norton Common Farm… | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure halfway, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(10) |   | 16 L | Alfalasteeni (GB) (colt, chestnut, 7 12) | 886 / 2 | Flat (14) | P M Quinn | Ian Williams Dr Marwan Koukash | 80/1 | |
| soon outpaced and behind, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 7(1) |   | - | Mahiki (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 3) | 56511 / 2 | Flat (18) | Jamie Kyne | S A Callaghan The Mahiki Partnership | |||
| 9(4) |   | - | Bossy Kitty (GB) (filly, grey, 8 0) | 597342 / 4 | Flat (7) | S De Sousa | N Tinkler Leeds Plywood And… | |||
