06 Jan 2008 15:10 Southwell
Winner: £2,800 (Penalty: £1,911); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Pontin's Blue Coats Are The Best Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(10) |   | - | Karmest (GB) (Filly, Chestnut, 119lbs) | 704230- / 21 | Flat (27) | A Elliott | A D Brown Mr J A Porteous | 6/1 | |
| held up, headway over 5f out, led over 2f out, driven and battled on gamely final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(6) |   | NK | Nimello (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 126lbs) | 0/32156- / 12 | Flat (259) | S Whitworth | A G Newcombe Mrs Jayne Bramhill | 9/1 | |
| towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(9) |   | 1¾ L | Piano Key (GB) (Filly, Chestnut, 115lbs) | 563643- / 4 | Flat (17) | Hayley Turner | M D I Usher Donaghey Usher | 8/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 4f out, driven and kept on final 2f | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(2) |   | 1 L | Bright Sparky (GER) (Gelding, Chestnut, 123lbs) | 368090/ / 8 | Flat (500), Jump (11) | N Lawes | M & D Easterby Rupert Armitage… | 14/1 | |
| led, headed over 4f out, remained in touch, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(1) |   | 7 L | Anything Once (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 119lbs) | 363747- / 5 | Flat (16) | C Catlin | D Carroll Mr M Barber | 8/1 | |
| prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(8) |   | ½ L | Blue Opal (GB) (Mare, Bay, 119lbs) | 01626/0- / 6 | Flat (251), Jump (85) | Paul Eddery | Miss S E Hall Mr C Platts | 20/1 | |
| tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(7) |   | 3 L | Smoothly Does It (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 475007/ / 9 | Flat (455), Jump (368) | Jamie Moriarty | R A Fahey Chrisco Syndicate | 6/4 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden along over 4f out, never trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(4) |   | SHD | Island King (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 119lbs) | 59583- / 5 | Flat (17) | A Mullen | R Bastiman Ms M Austerfield | 25/1 | |
| prominent, ridden along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10(5) |   | NK | Interest (USA) (Gelding, Chestnut, 116lbs) | 877/9- / 4 | Flat (334) | P Fessey | T D Barron Harrowgate Bloodstock… | 25/1 | |
| behind, headway over 5f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(11) |   | 27 L | Tidy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 126lbs) | 549047- / 8 | Flat (22) | P Mulrennan | Micky Hammond Yorkshire Jolly… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4(3) |   | 1¾ L | Parchment (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 125lbs) | 417700- / 8 | Flat (68) | T Hamilton | A J Lockwood Mr A J Lockwood | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, effort over 4f out, soon behind | ||||||||||
