11 Aug 2009 17:55 Nottingham
Winner: £7,300 (Penalty: £4,727); Distance: 1m 75y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
John Smith's Extra Cold Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(6) |   | - | Marning Star (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 537893 / 20 | Flat (12) | Saleem Golam | Ian Williams Mr N Martin | 9/1 | |
| made all, kicked on 3f out, soon clear, kept on gamely towards finish, just lasted | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(7) |   | ½ L | Handsome Falcon (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 220642 / 7 | Flat (14) | F Tylicki | R A Fahey Mr B Shaw | 2/1 | |
| tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, closed gradually inside final furlong, always just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(5) |   | 2 L | Faithful Ruler (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) | 8-34317 / 7 | Flat (148) | Frazer Williams | R A Fahey Ridge House Stables… | 16/1 | |
| held up and behind, headway over 1f out, pushed along and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(8) |   | NK | Focail Eile (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 219411 / 7 | Flat (2) | A Kirby | J Ryan Mr Cathal Fegan | 7/4 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden, hung left and went 3rd over 1f out, not quicken and lost 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(10) |   | 3¾ L | Laafet (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 1 / 5 | Flat (21), Jump (61) | J Quinn | K A Morgan J D M Stables | 12/1 | |
| chased winner until over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(1) |   | 2¾ L | Blue Spinnaker (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 096789 / 12 | Flat (14) | Dale Gibson | M & D Easterby Mr T C Dewhirst | 16/1 | |
| held up, pushed along 4f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(3) |   | 4 L | Silver Hotspur (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 266009 / 6 | Flat (10) | Simon Pearce | C R Dore Mr Chris Hamilton | 33/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(4) |   | ½ L | Saa'ida (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 13) | 89109 / 3 | Flat (25) | N Callan | C E Brittain Mr Saeed Manana | 12/1 | |
| reminders soon after start, soon chased leaders, driven along 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(2) |   | NK | Follow The Flag (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 472670 / 9 | Flat (53) | Declan Cannon | A J McCabe Averham Racing… | 20/1 | |
| started very slowly and always in rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(9) |   | 1¾ L | Hyde Lea Flyer (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 6211-20 / 8 | Flat (73) | T P O'Shea | E S McMahon Mr Barry Leavy | 16/1 | |
| took keen hold, in touch, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
