30 Aug 2009 14:55 Yarmouth
Winner: £3,600 (Penalty: £2,331); Distance: 1m 3y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Great Yarmouth Mercury Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(5) |   | - | Ela Gorrie Mou (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 00-045 / 5 | Flat (31) | P Robinson | T T Clement Mr P Charalambous | 8/1 | |
| always prominent, led going well 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(11) |   | NK | King's Icon (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 6-64231 / 5 | Flat (13) | T Atkinson | M Wigham A Dunmore, John… | 3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway going well over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(1) |   | ¾ L | Atacama Sunrise (GB) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 467012 / 7 | Flat (9) | D J O'Donohoe | J Pearce Mr J Butler | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, raced keenly, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong until not quicken towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12(10) |   | 1 L | Astroangel (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 2) | 743205 / 5 | Flat (13) | R Mullen | M H Tompkins Mystic Meg Limited | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(9) |   | ¾ L | Silver Hotspur (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 660097 / 6 | Flat (19) | T P Queally | C R Dore Mr Chris Hamilton | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, pressing leaders inside final furlong, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14(3) |   | 3¾ L | Ocean Countess (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 701072 / 6 | Flat (24) | J M O'Dwyer | Miss J Feilden Mr W McLuskey | 14/1 | |
| bumped start and slowly into stride, mid-division, headway when not clear run 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(6) |   | 1 L | Bromhead (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 9 4) | 440858 / 7 | Flat (41) | Saleem Golam | Mrs C A Dunnett Miss D Kent & Mr… | 25/1 | |
| tracked leader, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15(2) |   | 2¼ L | Sirjosh (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 13) | 7P6035 / 5 | Flat (6) | Andrea Atzeni | D Donovan River Racing | 7/1 | |
| went right start, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(7) |   | ¾ L | Sion Hill (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 322236 / 10 | Flat (25), Jump (658) | Kelly Harrison | John Harris Mr Peter Taylor | 14/1 | |
| led, raced keenly, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(8) |   | 4½ L | King of Connacht (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 8) | 499421 / 9 | Flat (13) | Liam Jones | M Wellings Ann Lindsay,francis… | 13/2 | |
| bumper start, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 16(12) |   | 12 L | Hekaaya (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 13) | 006-9 / 3 | Flat (23) | R Hills | M P Tregoning Sheikh Ahmed Al… | 11/1 | |
| prominent, hanging left 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10(13) |   | 9 L | Bobble Rock (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 360 / 3 | Flat (22) | M Halford | J R Best Mr John Best | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place halfway, behind when hung left 3f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13(15) |   | 20 L | Sheriff's Silk (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 3656-06 / 5 | Flat (25) | R Kennemore | B N Pollock Mrs Linda Pestell | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11(16) |   | - | It's Josr (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 015-050 / 5 | Flat (17) | P Cosgrave | I A Wood Mr G R Jones | |||
| 5(4) |   | - | Womaniser (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 9 7) | 09/906-5 / 6 | Flat (32) | P Doe | T Keddy Miss K M Salisbury | |||
| 6(14) |   | - | Forced Opinion (USA) (colt, grey, 9 6) | 05-60 / 5 | Flat (24), Jump (278) | J Quinn | K A Morgan J D M Stables | |||
