24 Oct 2009 15:30 Doncaster
Winner: £200,000 (Penalty: £113,540); Distance: 1m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Soft.
Racing Post Trophy (Group 1) (Straight)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12(9) |   | - | St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 11 / 6 | Flat (27) | J Murtagh | A P O'Brien Mr D Smith, Mrs… | 13/8 | |
| held up in rear, smooth headway 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly, impressive | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(8) |   | 3¾ L | Elusive Pimpernel (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 11 / 4 | Flat (67) | E Ahern | J L Dunlop Windflower Overseas… | 4/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(2) |   | 2½ L | Al Zir (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 11 / 4 | Flat (43) | L Dettori | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 9/2 | |
| raced keenly in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(5) |   | NK | Dancing David (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 21 / 3 | Flat (16) | M Dwyer | B J Meehan Mr Catesby W Clay | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ran on final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(10) |   | 1¼ L | Morana (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 221 / 5 | Flat (14) | A Munro | P W Chapple-Hyam Mr A Black | 18/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(7) |   | NK | Shakespearean (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 15311 / 4 | Flat (27) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Godolphin | 14/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(11) |   | 2 L | Hanson'd (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 41 / 3 | Flat (36) | N Callan | K A Ryan Joseph Ogden, J… | 50/1 | |
| in touch, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(4) |   | ¾ L | Al Ghazal (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 311 / 2 | Flat (18) | Ahmed Ajtebi | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 40/1 | |
| led, headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(6) |   | ½ L | Musaafer (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 21 / 3 | Flat (30) | R Hills | M A Jarvis Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 25/1 | |
| held up mid-division, pulled hard, effort over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(3) |   | 2½ L | Coordinated Cut (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 1 / 3 | Flat (44) | Kieren Fallon | P W Chapple-Hyam Lawrie Inman | 11/1 | |
| behind, headway and effort over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(12) |   | 10 L | Elusive Award (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 11 / 8 | Flat (48) | K J Manning | A Oliver Miss R Hickey | 50/1 | |
| slowly into stride, mid-division, headway halfway, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 3(1) |   | - | Big Audio (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 421741 / 3 | Flat (64) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Godolphin | |||
