09 Sep 2009 17:00 Epsom Downs
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,476); Distance: 7f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Croydon Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(9) |   | - | Belle des Airs (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 1) | 0-42253 / 19 | Flat (26) | J Mitchell | R M Beckett Mrs M E Slade | 11/2 | |
| made most, ridden and ran on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(4) |   | 1¼ L | Hi Shinko (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 643231 / 8 | Flat (6) | T G McLaughlin | B R Millman R Reveillere/c… | 7/4 | |
| pulled hard, held up, headway on outer to chase winner after 2f, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(1) |   | 3 L | Fajita (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 8) | 214361 / 3 | Flat (12) | Jemma Marshall | G & J Moore Mr W P Flynn | 12/1 | |
| keen, held up in rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, switched right and soon hung right over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(8) |   | NK | Conry (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 404161 / 10 | Flat (14) | T Atkinson | Pat Morris Mr & Mrs H Parmar | 13/2 | |
| bumped start, raced keen, headway on outer to track leaders after 2f, ridden over 2f out, no extra and lost 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(2) |   | 4 L | Daddy's Gift (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 107350 / 4 | Flat (75) | J Fortune | R Hannon Charlee & Hollie… | 12/1 | |
| pulled hard, tracked leader, hampered and lost place after 2f, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(7) |   | 4½ L | The Winged Assasin (USA) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 251578 / 7 | Flat (11) | S Whitworth | J Akehurst Mr A R James | 14/1 | |
| went right start, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(6) |   | ½ L | Desert Falls (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 435832 / 5 | Flat (11) | J-P Guillambert | R M Whitaker Mr R M Whitaker | 7/2 | |
| pulled hard, tracked leaders | ||||||||||
| 1(3) |   | - | Ermine And Velvet (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 4) | 922082 / 3 | Flat (27) | C Catlin | C E Brittain Mr Saeed Manana | |||
| 4(5) |   | - | Dance And Dance (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 221627 / 9 | Flat (11) | M Goldstein | E F Vaughan Mr Mohammed Rashid | |||
