14 May 2010 16:35 Newbury
Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,533); Distance: 1m 3f 5y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Berkshire County Blind Society Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(13) |   | - | Berling (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 2) | 653-1 / 7 | Flat (24) | E Ahern | J L Dunlop Chess Racing Ab | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, smooth headway on outside over 3f out, led over 2f out, 3 lengths clear when swerved violently right to stand's rail over 1f out, recovered and in command inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(4) |   | 2¾ L | Activate (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 062-1 / 6 | Flat (16) | J P Spencer | M L W Bell Straightline Construction… | 9/2 | |
| held up in rear, good headway on outside 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(8) |   | 2¼ L | Arctic Cosmos (USA) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 44-1 / 5 | Flat (24) | W Buick | J & T Gosden Rachel Hood And… | 5/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not clear run from 3f out until 2f out, ridden and stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12(6) |   | 4 L | Corres (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 7333 / 6 | Flat (39) | Michael Hills | D R C Elsworth Saxon Gate Bloodstock… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(9) |   | SHD | Huff And Puff (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 5-1 / 12 | Flat (23) | A Munro | Mrs A J Perrett Captain Rosanna… | 10/1 | |
| pulled hard in mid-division, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(11) |   | SHD | Street Entertainer (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 3) | 924-18 / 10 | Flat (21) | P Cosgrave | Mrs A J Perrett Mrs S J Stilgoe | 16/1 | |
| raced wide towards rear, headway on outside 4f out, chased leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(3) |   | NS | Red Courtier (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 631-5 / 7 | Flat (12) | A Kirby | P & O Cole Richard Manley… | 8/1 | |
| dwelt, bustled up to lead after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(12) |   | ½ L | Essexbridge (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 421-92 / 3 | Flat (4) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Morecombe Elsom… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(7) |   | 2½ L | Higgy's Ragazzo (FR) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 51-0 / 5 | Flat (21) | P Hills | R Hannon Mr I Higginson | 16/1 | |
| held up, effort on rails when badly hampered 3f out, no danger after | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13(5) |   | 1 L | King's Parade (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 235-6 / 5 | Flat (36) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute A J Whelan | 14/1 | |
| keen, led 1f, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(2) |   | 3¾ L | If I Were A Boy (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 53551-3 / 3 | Flat (130) | J F McDonald | D J S Ffrench Davis Mr R F Haynes | 66/1 | |
| slowly into stride, chased leaders on inside after 1f, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7(10) |   | 5 L | Meglio Ancora (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 2) | 100-9 / 7 | Flat (21) | Dane O'Neill | J G Portman Sports 360 | 28/1 | |
| raced wide, in touch, effort and ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8(1) |   | - | Caucus (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 804- / 6 | Flat (255) | S J Drowne | H Morrison Normandie Stud… | |||
