16 Nov 2009 15:30 Wolverhampton
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 1m 4f 50y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Betdaq Poker Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(4) |   | - | Lyra's Daemon (GB) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 01-1686 / 4 | Flat (21) | D Holland | W R Muir Mr M J Caddy | 8/1 | |
| keen, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(9) |   | 2 L | Traphalgar (IRE) (Colt, brown, 9 8) | 180311 / 6 | Flat (44) | D Nolan | Ollie Pears Mrs I M Folkes | 8/1 | |
| held up well in rear in slowly run race, ridden and headway entering final 2f, chased winner 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(5) |   | 2¼ L | Augustus John (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 8 12) | 327745 / 10 | Flat (14) | T Eaves | R Brotherton Mr Arthur Clayton | 11/2 | |
| held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(3) |   | ¾ L | Sagredo (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 886/905 / 9 | Flat (20), Jump (85) | G Baker | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 16/1 | |
| held up well in rear in slow run race, ridden over 1f out, kept on to go 4th, never place to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(2) |   | ½ L | Arashi (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 5) | 493239 / 9 | Flat (17) | Andrew Heffernan | Lucinda Featherstone Mr Philip Derbyshire | 7/1 | |
| took keen hold, tracked leaders, saddle slipped after 2f, chased leader 6f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(1) |   | 1¾ L | Force Group (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 624752 / 7 | Flat (15) | Ashley Morgan | M H Tompkins Mr S M Hall | 85/40 | |
| keen, in touch, ridden 2f out, keeping on when not much roon 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(8) |   | ½ L | Order Order (GB) (Filly, brown, 8 2) | 940061 / 3 | Flat (7) | J Quinn | H J L Dunlop Notalotterry | 11/1 | |
| held up in rear in slow run race, effort on outside over 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(7) |   | 1¾ L | Ladies Dancing (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 138 / 13 | Flat (65) | S W Kelly | J A Osborne Upton Racing 2 | 16/1 | |
| awkward start and slowly into stride, headway to track leader after 2f, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(6) |   | 4 L | Heritage Coast (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 432170 / 4 | Flat (21) | S J Drowne | H Morrison Mr K Abdulla | 15/2 | |
| soon led and set steady pace, headed over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, edged left and weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
