24 Apr 2010 15:40 Sandown
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,770); Distance: 1m 14y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Back straight Good to Firm).
bet365 Mile (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(3) |   | - | Paco Boy (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 814142- / 20 | Flat (269) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Highclere Stud,… | 11/10 | |
| raced keenly, tracked leading trio on outside, travelling easily 2f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(1) |   | 3¼ L | Pressing (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 811130- / 7 | Flat (132) | N Callan | M A Jarvis Mr Gary A Tanaka | 16/1 | |
| chased leader, challenged 2f out, narrow lead well over 1f out, kept on well until headed and outpaced by winner inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(8) |   | 1½ L | The Cheka (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 12/1- / 7 | Flat (281) | Kieren Fallon | Eve Johnson Houghton Anthony Pye-jeary… | 14/1 | |
| held up in 7th, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, never any chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(4) |   | NK | Cat Junior (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 24-5519 / 5 | Flat (28) | M Dwyer | B J Meehan Roldvale Limited | 11/1 | |
| led, narrowly headed 2f out, stayed challenging, not pace of leading duo inside final furlong and lost 3rd, near finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(5) |   | 1¾ L | Beacon Lodge (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 121635- / 9 | Flat (203) | A Kirby | C G Cox Mrs Ann Marie McManus | 25/1 | |
| held up in last pair, pushed along 3f out, some headway on outside over 1f out, never going pace to get competitive | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(7) |   | HD | Confront (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 21116-0 / 6 | Flat (28) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr K Abdulla | 4/1 | |
| close up on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(9) |   | ¾ L | Border Patrol (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 111192- / 5 | Flat (174) | S J Drowne | H & R Charlton Elite Racing Club | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, led briefly 2f out, stayed chasing leaders until no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(2) |   | 1¼ L | Fareer (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 12/3151- / 5 | Flat (310) | R Hills | E A L Dunlop Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 16/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in 6th, driven on outside 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(6) |   | 1 L | Prince Of Dance (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 111- / 6 | Flat (175) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Mr David Storey | 8/1 | |
| keen, held up in last pair, ridden on inside 3f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
