12 Aug 2009 17:50 Hamilton
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,267); Distance: 6f 5y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(7) |   | - | Botham (USA) (Colt, bay, 10 0) | 129617 / 21 | Flat (4) | James P Sullivan | J S Goldie Caledonia Racing | 9/2 | |
| held up in touch, effort on outside over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10(8) |   | 1¼ L | Hettie Hubble (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 10) | 797633 / 5 | Flat (11) | D T Da Silva | D Thompson Mr T J A Thompson | 13/2 | |
| in touch, driven to lead 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(10) |   | ¾ L | Quick Gourmet (GB) (filly, bay, 9 9) | 64-6563 / 3 | Flat (11) | N Lawes | J A McShane Quick Gourmet | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(2) |   | ½ L | Strathmore (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 9 9) | 024947 / 5 | Flat (23) | Timothy Ayres | R A Fahey Mr Jonathan Gill | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(1) |   | ½ L | Grand Minstrel (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 3) | 450/007 / 6 | Flat (21) | Kieren Fox | P J Lally Mrs Christine Kiernan | 20/1 | |
| soon led, driven over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(6) |   | 1¼ L | Scrapper Smith (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 50-3641 / 9 | Flat (17) | G Whillans | A C Whillans Mr A C Whillans | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven over 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(3) |   | ¾ L | Fantasy Fighter (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 12-3907 / 8 | Flat (21) | I J Brennan | J & S Quinn The Fantasy Fellowship… | 9/1 | |
| in touch, driven over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(5) |   | 1¾ L | Highly Acclaimed (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 690540 / 4 | Flat (19) | David Kenny | Mrs A Duffield Mrs Ann Duffield | 11/1 | |
| in touch, driven and outpaced over 1f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(4) |   | 4 L | Mission Impossible (GB) (Colt, grey, 10 0) | 90-7900 / 10 | Flat (27) | Samuel Drury | P C Haslam Mr H Conlon | 22/1 | |
| behind, outpaced 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(9) |   | 1¾ L | James Street (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 4060-08 / 6 | Flat (38), Jump (847) | Andrew Heffernan | Peter Grayson Mr Kevin Hill | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
