19 Oct 2009 17:00 Windsor
Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,388); Distance: 1m 67y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Steve Hagger Happy 70th Birthday Handicap (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(8) |   | - | Miss Sophisticat (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 2) | 525274 / 19 | Flat (25) | Jim Crowley | W J Knight Mrs Sheila Mitchell | 14/1 | |
| pressed leader, driven to challenge from 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, driven and kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(12) |   | 1¼ L | Bosamcliff (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 9) | 46-5647 / 7 | Flat (26), Jump (174) | Andrew Heffernan | P D Evans Mr R Kent | 7/1 | |
| soon in mid-division, hard ridden and not clearest of runs from 2f out until inside final furlong and stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(10) |   | NK | Jewelled (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 545252 / 8 | Flat (21) | E Ahern | J W Hills Fishdance & Cheval… | 7/1 | |
| led, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out and stayed on until headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner and lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(6) |   | 1 L | Pha Mai Blue (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 137617 / 6 | Flat (37) | P Cosgrave | J R Boyle Epsom Equine Spa… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(5) |   | HD | Cadeaux Fax (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 201321 / 6 | Flat (12) | J Millman | B R Millman Patrick Corcoran | 7/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to get to leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(9) |   | ½ L | Secret Hero (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 615210 / 6 | Flat (30) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Sean F Gallagher | 7/1 | |
| soon tracking leaders, not much room and squeezed through 1f out, soon driven and no extra well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(2) |   | ¾ L | Manere Bay (GB) (filly, bay, 9 2) | 42-5332 / 4 | Flat (67) | S W Kelly | J L Dunlop Mr J L Dunlop | 13/2 | |
| held up towards rear, not clear run on inside from over 2f out until switched right and kept on inside final furlong, not recover | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(1) |   | 1½ L | Mr Hichens (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 6) | 6-56070 / 9 | Flat (51) | A Munro | Karen George Miss Karen George | 11/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside to track leading pair over 3f out, driven on outside over 1f out, faded inside last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(7) |   | 1 L | Mississippian (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 6-79077 / 7 | Flat (23), Jump (111) | Catherine Gannon | C J Mann The Kwick Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| started very slowly, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(11) |   | SHD | Mister Trickster (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 6) | 236376 / 8 | Flat (12), Jump (115) | Kirsty Milczarek | R Dickin The Tricksters | 11/1 | |
| slowly into stride and always behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(4) |   | 1½ L | Sammy The Snake (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 1/59009 / 4 | Flat (44) | Dane O'Neill | B W Duke Joe Duke | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13(3) |   | 3¼ L | Komreyev Star (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 6) | 026584 / 11 | Flat (45) | F Norton | R E Peacock Mr R E Peacock | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon lost place | ||||||||||
| 7(13) |   | - | Flying Silks (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 483156 / 4 | Flat (46) | R Havlin | J Gask For Sale | |||
