11 Sep 2009 16:35 Sandown
Winner: £7,500 (Penalty: £4,857); Distance: 1m 14y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Main Market Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(4) |   | - | Desert Kiss (GB) (filly, bay, 9 9) | 481124 / 6 | Flat (25) | A Kirby | W R Swinburn The Capers | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong (disqualified for failing to weigh in at correct weight) | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(7) |   | 1 L | Rock Anthem (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 345118 / 9 | Flat (7) | Andrea Atzeni | M Murphy Mr Ronald Bright | 4/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outer entering final 2f, ridden to chase winner 1f out, stayed on (awarded race) | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(1) |   | 1¾ L | Poyle Meg (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 1) | 32-4321 / 4 | Flat (28) | Jim Crowley | R M Beckett Mr Cecil Wiggins | 17/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (placed 2nd) | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(3) |   | HD | Truly Asia (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 43222 / 4 | Flat (23) | J Fortune | H & R Charlton H R H Sultan Ahmad… | 9/2 | |
| held up mid-division, effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong (placed 3rd) | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(9) |   | 2½ L | El Libertador (USA) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 9-4439 / 9 | Flat (12) | S Carson | E A Wheeler Mr J L Day | 10/1 | |
| led 2f, chased winner after, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (placed 4th) | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(5) |   | 9 L | Palacefield (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 3-22154 / 3 | Flat (13) | A Munro | P W Chapple-Hyam Mr M J McStay | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ran in snatches, ridden 3f out, soon struggling and beaten (placed 5th) | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(6) |   | 2 L | Gallego (GB) (Gelding, brown, 8 9) | 071102 / 10 | Flat (8) | Josephine Bruning | R J Price My Left Foot Racing… | 6/1 | |
| in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten (placed 6th) | ||||||||||
| 2(8) |   | - | Opera Prince (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 1-70700 / 7 | Flat (49) | G Baker | S Kirk Mr R L Dacombe | |||
| 3(2) |   | - | Ogre (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 931171 / 5 | Flat (8) | Catherine Gannon | P D Evans Diamond Racing… | |||
