08 Oct 2009 17:35 Newbury
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,590); Distance: 2m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Events Bar Management Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(1) |   | - | Arab League (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 222213 / 20 | Flat (23) | Andrea Atzeni | R J Price Mr Stuart M Mercer | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, led 3f out, strongly pressed and edged right inside final furlong, driven and on top towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(2) |   | ½ L | Bugsy's Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 112094- / 9 | Flat (353), Jump (177) | Matthew Davies | George Baker Seaton Partnership | 11/1 | |
| held up in last pair, headway on outside over 2f out, strong challenge inside final furlong, held when struck on head by winner's whip towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(9) |   | 3 L | Whitcombe Spirit (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 4-64342 / 8 | Flat (31) | Martin Lane | Jamie Poulton Mr D Steele | 5/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along 4f out, headway to chase leading pair over 1f out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(6) |   | 5 L | Wester Ross (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 4353-45 / 10 | Flat (8), Jump (38) | William Carson | J M P Eustace Mr T Hywel Jones | 15/2 | |
| tracked leader, challenged from 5f out, until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(7) |   | 1¼ L | Absolut Power (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 8) | 52-8464 / 8 | Flat (25), Jump (199) | M Halford | J A Geake Dr G Madan Mohan | 7/1 | |
| made most to 3f out, chased winner until weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12(12) |   | 3¼ L | Star of Pompey (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 8) | 3-01257 / 6 | Flat (40) | Amy Baker | A B Haynes Double-r-racing… | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders until weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(11) |   | 2½ L | Gandalf (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) | 300/851 / 9 | Flat (34), Jump (168) | John Fahy | Miss Amy Weaver Mr Eddie Partridge | 5/1 | |
| held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling from over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(5) |   | 26 L | General Ting (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 9) | 5/3122-7 / 8 | Flat (34) | J Mitchell | Sir Mark Prescott A T Partnership | 9/2 | |
| in touch, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10(10) |   | - | Act Three (GB) (Filly, brown, 8 9) | 73-3836 / 6 | Flat (75), Jump (204) | J Hamblett | Mouse Hamilton-fairley Runs In The Family | |||
| 7(3) |   | - | No Rules (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 163127 / 7 | Flat (20), Jump (200) | Ashley Morgan | M H Tompkins Mr M P Bowring | |||
| 6(8) |   | - | Lady Hestia (USA) (filly, bay, 9 6) | 9-21161 / 5 | Flat (10) | David Probert | M P Tregoning Mr And Mrs A E… | |||
| 1(4) |   | - | Colonel Flay (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 152335 / 8 | Flat (20) | J Millman | Mrs P N Dutfield Mrs Nerys Dutfield | |||
