30 Oct 2009 18:50 Wolverhampton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 141y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Ladbrokes All-Weather 20th Anniversary Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(3) |   | - | Alqaahir (USA) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 5) | 21-0901 / 23 | Flat (13) | Liam Jones | L Smyth Mrs E Lucey-Butler | 7/2 | |
| close up, went 3rd going well 3f out, led well over 1f out, pushed along and ran on inside final furlong, held on near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(4) |   | ¾ L | Via Mia (GB) (filly, bay, 9 2) | 318-763 / 7 | Flat (185) | T Eaves | George Baker Hard Decisions… | 18/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, hard ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner 1f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(5) |   | HD | Red Suede Shoes (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 4) | 434512 / 5 | Flat (8) | J Millman | B R Millman Galopp-club Rhein-main | 2/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, not clearest of runs and squeezed through over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(7) |   | ½ L | Magroom (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 821244 / 6 | Flat (9) | M Geran | R J Hodges Mrs A Hart Mrs… | 11/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway 2f out, hampered over 1f out, switched right and not clear run soon after, switched right again, ran on inside final furlong, finished well | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(9) |   | ½ L | Ella Woodcock (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 000637 / 7 | Flat (13), Jump (196) | D Allan | E J Alston Mr Derrick Mossop | 10/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, pushed along to chase leaders on outside 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(8) |   | ½ L | Fiefdom (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 9 6) | 796395 / 8 | Flat (19) | F Tylicki | I W McInnes Mr Stephen Hackney | 20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(1) |   | ½ L | Great Bounder (CAN) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 066-079 / 4 | Flat (15) | M Halford | J R Best Mr C Weare & Mr… | 20/1 | |
| led early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(6) |   | 2¼ L | Illicit (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 8) | 32045-0 / 5 | Flat (95) | J M O'Dwyer | J R Holt Mr Sean Conway | 66/1 | |
| slowly into stride, reminders halfway, always behind, short lived effort over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(10) |   | 9 L | Arashi (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 0) | 249323 / 9 | Flat (15) | S J Drowne | Lucinda Featherstone Mr Philip Derbyshire | 7/1 | |
| soon chasing leader, led over 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(2) |   | 3¼ L | Fortunate Bid (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 152407 / 7 | Flat (11) | T G McLaughlin | Mrs L Stubbs Mrs L Stubbs | 18/1 | |
| soon pushed along and led, headed over 6f out, led again 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(11) |   | 18 L | Superstitious Me (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 4) | 8-72488 / 4 | Flat (15) | David Probert | B Palling Tredodridge Associates | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders until weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
