21 Sep 2009 15:50 Leicester
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £1,943); Distance: 1m 1f 218y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO & 4YO; Going: Good to Firm.
Triple Velvet Claiming Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(10) |   | - | Traphalgar (IRE) (Colt, brown, 9 3) | 621803 / 20 | Flat (7) | R Winston | P & O Cole Mrs I M Folkes | 5/4 | |
| held up in rear, headway on inside to go 4th over 4f out, ridden 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(1) |   | 1½ L | Buddhist Monk (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 509011 / 4 | Flat (7) | J P Spencer | Ian Williams Lord Derby | 2/1 | |
| led, ridden clear over 3f out, driven and joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(6) |   | 1¾ L | Bestowed (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 13) | 400904 / 6 | Flat (20), Jump (83) | Rachel King | M C Chapman Diamond Racing… | 50/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(7) |   | NK | Moscow Oznick (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 5682-87 / 7 | Flat (102) | Ross Atkinson | Tom Dascombe Mr W P Flynn | 8/1 | |
| in rear, ridden 4f out, driven and headway 2f out, ran on to snatch 4th post | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(3) |   | NK | Fleur de Lion (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 4) | 604417 / 5 | Flat (34) | David Probert | S Kirk Mrs John Lee | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 3f out, joined leader and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(8) |   | 4½ L | Cherry Belle (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 2) | 265-008 / 3 | Flat (80) | S De Sousa | P D Evans Mrs I M Folkes | 33/1 | |
| in rear, ridden 4f out, some headway 2f out, never near leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(5) |   | 18 L | Abulharith (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 675823 / 5 | Flat (12) | L Morris | R Harris The Yes No Wait… | 10/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(2) |   | 25 L | Lily of The Nile (UAE) (filly, chestnut, 8 2) | 00-09 / 3 | Flat (43) | J F McDonald | J G Portman Prof C D Green | 66/1 | |
| slowly into stride, raced wide mid-division, ridden and weakened 4f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(4) |   | 20 L | Days of Thunder (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 007/009 / 5 | Flat (43) | K Ghunowa | B R Summers Mr K W Bradley | 150/1 | |
| keen, tracked leaders, weakened over 4f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(9) |   | HD | Spiders Tern (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | / 5 | J Dean | J M Bradley Mr J M Bradley | 100/1 | ||
| unruly before start, slowly away, ran green and bronked on leaving stalls, always tailed off | ||||||||||
