20 Aug 2009 20:00 Epsom Downs
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,886); Distance: 1m 114y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Shepherd's Walk Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(14) |   | - | Sarah Park (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 9) | 1-71336 / 20 | Flat (27) | L Dettori | B J Meehan Mrs J & D E Cash | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(9) |   | 1¼ L | Eastern Gift (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 008722 / 7 | Flat (6) | G Baker | Miss Gay Kelleway Panther Racing,kelleway… | 10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outer from over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13(7) |   | ½ L | Kargan (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 234413 / 4 | Flat (21), Jump (265) | Andrew Heffernan | R A Farrant H H Aga Khan | 11/1 | |
| in touch, raced wide, ridden over 2f out, chased winnner inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(1) |   | 2 L | Northern Spy (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 9) | 8-57714 / 9 | Flat (10), Jump (333) | D Holland | S Dow Mr S Dow | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, became unbalanced, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 14(10) |   | 1 L | Justcallmehandsome (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 9) | 203465 / 12 | Flat (14) | Sophie Doyle | D J S Ffrench Davis Mrs J E Taylor | 25/1 | |
| in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(13) |   | ½ L | Astrodonna (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 5) | 304621 / 5 | Flat (8) | Ashley Morgan | M H Tompkins Mystic Meg Limited | 14/1 | |
| steadied start, held up in rear, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(3) |   | NK | Ogre (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 8) | 0-49311 / 5 | Flat (35) | P Doe | P D Evans Diamond Racing… | 4/1 | |
| dwelt, held up, ridden, headway when switched left over 1f out, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(15) |   | ½ L | Murrin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 132344 / 6 | Flat (71) | J Fanning | T G Mills Miss J A Leighs | 16/1 | |
| raced wide, held up, ridden 3f out, not troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15(5) |   | 1½ L | Dancer's Legacy (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 80-8706 / 5 | Flat (14) | P Cosgrave | J R Boyle Miltil Consortium | 33/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(11) |   | ½ L | Cordell (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 090061 / 5 | Flat (13) | R Havlin | R Ingram M&r Refurbishments… | 20/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5(8) |   | ¾ L | Driven (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 56-1253 / 4 | Flat (15) | Jim Crowley | Mrs A J Perrett Mr A D Spence | 5/1 | |
| pulled hard, held up, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10(6) |   | 4 L | Bid For Glory (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 8840-76 / 6 | Flat (14) | Ted Durcan | H J Collingridge Harraton Court… | 20/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9(4) |   | 1 L | Expensive Problem (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 541-616 / 8 | Flat (42) | Ivan Lopez | R J Smith Mr F Willson | 14/1 | |
| awkward start, in rear, hampered over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 8(2) |   | 4 L | Evident Pride (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 7-17586 / 8 | Flat (112) | I Mongan | B R Johnson Tom Dempsey & Rebecca… | 11/1 | |
| keen, mid-division, ridden and weakening when hampered over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6(12) |   | - | Support Fund (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 7) | 442160 / 6 | Flat (15) | S W Kelly | Eve Johnson Houghton Foxtrot Racing… | |||
