03 Jul 2010 16:10 Leicester
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,477); Distance: 7f 9y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places).
John Smith's No Nonsense Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(5) |
| - |
Arabian Mirage (GB) (filly, bay, 9 6) |
1/400-02 / 4 |
Flat (18) | P Cosgrave | B J Meehan Mr David F O'rourke |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, raced keenly, driven to challenge over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(6) |
| 1½ L |
Flowing Cape (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) |
453130 / 6 |
Flat (10) | J Mitchell | R Hollinshead Mr John L Marriott |
17/2 | |
| pulled hard in touch, headway over 1f out, soon chasing winner, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(2) |
| 1½ L |
Tesslam (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 13) |
24-2212 / 3 |
Flat (14) | N Callan | M A Jarvis Sheikh Ahmed Al… |
15/8 | |
| led 1f, led again halfway, headed over 1f out, weakened closing stages | ||||||||||
4th |
2(8) |
| ½ L |
Big Noise (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 11) |
5509-55 / 7 |
Flat (15) | M Fenton | Dr J D Scargill Theme Tune Partnership |
5/2 | |
| steadied in rear, in touch, headway over 1f out, soon nudged along, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
3(1) |
| ½ L |
Nezami (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) |
427-074 / 8 |
Flat (10) | P J Dobbs | J Akehurst In The Clear Racing |
11/1 | |
| led after 1f, headed halfway, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
6th |
4(3) |
| 1¼ L |
Indian Skipper (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 6) |
724291 / 5 |
Flat (15) | Andrew Heffernan | R C Guest EERC |
14/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in touch, lost place over 2f out | ||||||||||
7th |
1(7) |
| 2 L |
Hajoum (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 0) |
4-51048 / 4 |
Flat (7) | P Mulrennan | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… |
11/2 | |
| went right start, chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
8(4) |
| - |
Averoo (GB) (Gelding, brown, 8 13) |
0-10117 / 5 |
Flat (14) | William Carson | M D Squance Miss K Squance |
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