19 Dec 2009 16:30 Wolverhampton
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,047); Distance: 1m 1f 103y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
32red Best Casino Since 2003 Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(8) |   | - | Chosen Forever (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 7-00063 / 20 | Flat (5) | J Quinn | G R Oldroyd Mrs Carol Lloyd-James | 3/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, smooth headway 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, ran on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(7) |   | 2¼ L | Join Up (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 598321 / 6 | Flat (13) | Ross Atkinson | W M Brisbourne Mr P R Kirk | 7/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 2f out, wide straight, ridden and hung left over 1f out, chased winner soon after, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(3) |   | 2 L | John Potts (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 257906 / 11 | Flat (8) | Graham Gibbons | B P J Baugh Miss S M Potts | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, making headway when hampered well over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(6) |   | HD | King's Jester (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 00/0-570 / 11 | Flat (5), Jump (110) | D J Moran | L Smyth Brookland Racing… | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway soon after, stayed on and under pressure inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(9) |   | NK | Turn To Dreams (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 250600 / 4 | Flat (48), Jump (2) | Andrew Heffernan | P D Evans Mrs I M Folkes | 50/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along on outside 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13(1) |   | 2¼ L | Rockson (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 200870 / 4 | Flat (25) | Greg Fairley | Ian Williams Mr Clive Buckle | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12(13) |   | NK | Deportista (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 8) | 00794 / 4 | Flat (5) | S Hitchcott | J A Pickering Mr J A Pickering | 20/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(11) |   | NK | Jobekani (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 868537 / 6 | Flat (36) | T Eaves | L Williamson Mr Anthony Thomas… | 28/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(5) |   | 3¼ L | Michael Laskey (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 5797 / 4 | Flat (10) | J Millman | B R Millman Mr Graham J Richards | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(10) |   | 3½ L | Son Of Monsieur (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 480874 / 4 | Flat (16) | Ryan Powell | G R Oldroyd Mr R C Bond | 16/1 | |
| chased leader, every chance 3f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(12) |   | 11 L | Tagula Minx (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 06-00 / 4 | Flat (17) | Saleem Golam | J Pearce Mr M M Foulger | 33/1 | |
| switched left start, held up and always in rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6(2) |   | 7 L | Miss Perfectionist (GB) (filly, bay, 9 1) | 060640 / 3 | Flat (19) | J-P Guillambert | P Howling Mr Andrew Baker | 10/1 | |
| pulled hard, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong | ||||||||||
| 13th | 2(4) |   | 11 L | Special Cuvee (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 3) | 606843 / 5 | Flat (2) | Tony Culhane | A B Haynes Mr Don Jones | 4/1 | |
| in rear, ridden and struggling halfway, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
