10 Apr 2010 17:20 Chepstow
Winner: £2,200 (Penalty: £1,431); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Good.
John Smith's Standard Open NH Flat Race
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Bottman (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | / 7 | B Wharfe | Tim Vaughan The Oxymorons | 25/1 | ||
| held up in rear, steady headway 5f out, effort over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Dark Lover (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 11 | Ian Popham | P F Nicholls The Dark Lovers | 5/2 | ||
| held up towards rear, headway 6f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, kept on into 2nd final furlong, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 4½ L | Arthurian Legend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 8 | R Flint | P Hobbs & J White Mr R T Kanter &… | 10/1 | ||
| chased leaders, good headway on outside to track leader 3f out, led over 2f out, soon hung left, no impression on winner when lost 2nd final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | ½ L | Grey Missile (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 56 / 8 | Jump (35) | S E Durack | J Scott Mr Ian Murray | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 21 L | Ben Cee Pee M (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 2 / 11 | Jump (46) | R Thornton | O Sherwood CPM Group Limited | 2/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and effort to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 5 L | The Boss (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 1PP / 7 | Jump (20) | Jimmy McCarthy | J Scott On A Mission | 16/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along and one pace over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 4 L | Lady Karinga (GB) (mare, chestnut, 10 11) | 33 / 7 | Jump (37) | L Stephens | P D Evans Terry Harman &… | 16/1 | |
| in touch on outside, headway halfway, chased leaders until ridden 4f out and soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 1 L | Downward Spiral (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 17 / 8 | Jump (26) | A O'Keeffe | J Candlish Burnham P & D Ltd | 20/1 | |
| tracked leader, led halfway, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 6 L | Valoroso (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 4 / 9 | Jump (16) | A Thornton | Jamie Snowden Mrs A E Goodwin | 33/1 | |
| led until halfway, gradually weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | 14 L | Railway Diva (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 11) | 2F5-227 / 7 | Jump (225) | Michael Murphy | Tim Vaughan R & M WILLIAMS… | 16/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, pushed along 4f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | 16 L | Crackerjac Boy (USA) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 7 | W Marston | R T Phillips Mr J A Moore | 14/1 | ||
| always behind, ridden and struggling 7f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12 |   | Dist | Pirans Car (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | / 8 | D R Dennis | N J Hawke R J & Mrs J A Peake | 33/1 | ||
| behind, headway on outside 6f out, behind over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9 |   | 1¾ L | Sox In The City (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 00/ / 6 | Jump (737) | Mr M Lurcock | M Beck Mr Malcolm Beck | 66/1 | |
| keen, always in rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Fifth Sea Lord (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 0 / 6 | Jump (121) | T J Phelan | T R Gretton Dearden, Gretton… | |||
