12 Sep 2009 14:45 Chester
Winner: £14,500 (Penalty: £9,147); Distance: 7f 2y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Cheshire Life Nursery Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(3) |   | - | Bab At The Bowster (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 317 / 2 | Flat (21) | Liam Jones | W J Haggas Findlay & Bloom | 4/1 | |
| behind, driven and headway on outside, over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong to lead final 50 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(1) |   | NK | Transfixed (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 13) | 330129 / 4 | Flat (3) | Catherine Gannon | P D Evans Mrs I M Folkes | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, kept on until headed and no extra final 50 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(6) |   | ¾ L | Demonstrative (USA) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 932 / 3 | Flat (21) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 4/1 | |
| early reminders to chase leaders, lost place 2f out, soon ridden, headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(7) |   | ¾ L | Antonius Moris (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 140328 / 2 | Flat (42) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Gary And Linnet… | 10/1 | |
| went right start, behind, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, staying on when not much room inside final furlong, no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(4) |   | ½ L | Gillburg (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 522212 / 2 | Flat (11) | J F Egan | K A Ryan Highbank Syndicate | 4/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on until no extra well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(2) |   | 13 L | Royal Box (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 014 / 5 | Flat (26) | M Dwyer | R Hannon Mr Jason Tucker | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(5) |   | 1¾ L | Il Forno (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 2425 / 3 | Flat (61) | A Mullen | D Nicholls Dr Marwan Koukash | 9/1 | |
| raced keenly, with leader until raced wide and lost place bend over 1f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2(8) |   | - | Dance For Julie (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 3) | 3221 / 4 | Flat (7) | P Donaghy | P C Haslam Mersey Racing,… | |||
