19 Oct 2009 16:30 Windsor
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,388); Distance: 1m 67y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Steve Hagger Happy 70th Birthday Handicap (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(10) |   | - | Compton Blue (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 617002 / 7 | Flat (14) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Mr Godfrey Wilson | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, challenged and got through on rail 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(5) |   | 1½ L | French Art (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 806422 / 6 | Flat (12) | E Ahern | N Tinkler Mr Jim O'doherty | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, driven along over 1f out, kept on into 2nd final furlong but no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(13) |   | 2½ L | Full Victory (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 104349 / 8 | Flat (2), Jump (326) | Andrew Heffernan | R A Farrant Mr Rodney Farrant | 8/1 | |
| took keen hold, led after 1f, edged left off rail from 2f out, headed over 1f out, chased winner until no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(7) |   | 1 L | El Libertador (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 443940 / 9 | Flat (30) | S Carson | E A Wheeler Mr J L Day | 10/1 | |
| led 1f, chased leader, driven along 2f out, weakened inside last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(1) |   | 1½ L | Morocchius (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 312113 / 7 | Flat (37) | Barry McHugh | Miss J A Camacho Mr C T Pogson | 11/2 | |
| keen hold, soon in touch, driven along on outside 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13(8) |   | ½ L | Having A Ball (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 6) | 5-51052 / 10 | Flat (7) | W Buick | P D Cundell Mr P D Cundell | 7/1 | |
| soon steadied rear, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to get competitive | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(2) |   | 1 L | Fortunate Bid (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 715240 / 7 | Flat (31) | T G McLaughlin | Mrs L Stubbs Mrs L Stubbs | 14/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, driven along on wide outside and some headway final furlong, never going pace to get competitive | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(12) |   | 3¼ L | Trafalgar Square (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 6) | 007002 / 8 | Flat (10) | Jim Crowley | M J Attwater Canisbay Bloodstock | 10/1 | |
| dwelt, soon in mid-division, driven along and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(6) |   | 1¼ L | Candilejas (GB) (filly, brown, 8 9) | 7530- / 4 | Flat (323) | Kieren Fox | R J Smith Mr Pedro Rosas | 40/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(9) |   | SHD | Sapphire Prince (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 850901 / 4 | Flat (14) | S J Drowne | J R Best Ian Beach & John… | 10/1 | |
| took keen hold in mid-division, pushed along 4f out, driven along over 2f out and soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4(11) |   | 7 L | Voortrekker (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 32199 / 4 | Flat (36) | D Holland | D J Coakley Mr Chris van Hoorn | 10/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12(3) |   | 12 L | Christophers Quest (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 8) | 30369-0 / 6 | Flat (19) | P Fitzsimons | Miss N L-Beavis Miss V Dunn Mr… | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon in rear | ||||||||||
| 10(4) |   | - | Rock Exhibition (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 5130-06 / 4 | Flat (167), Jump (210) | Dane O'Neill | B W Duke Mrs J S Bolger | |||
