09 Aug 2010 18:30 Thirsk
Winner: £3,420 (Penalty: £2,215); Distance: 1m; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
Admirals Court Selling Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(7) |   | - | Island Chief (GB) (colt, bay, 10 4) | 357721 / 5 | Flat (2), Jump (82) | J P Spencer | K A Ryan Aricabeau Syndicate… | 5/1 | |
| stumbled badly start, towards rear, steady headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, in command when veered left well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(16) |   | 3¼ L | Abu Dubai (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 031474 / 4 | Flat (12), Jump (409) | D Swift | J A Glover The Doncaster Racing… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and hung left 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(12) |   | ¾ L | Bere Davis (FR) (Gelding, grey, 9 4) | 873507 / 5 | Flat (6), Jump (137) | P Hanagan | P D Evans Mr J G White | 6/1 | |
| chased leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon one pace in 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(5) |   | NK | Mississippian (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 902498 / 7 | Flat (7), Jump (405) | D Fentiman | Mrs D Sanderson The Kwick Syndicate | 13/2 | |
| took keen hold towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(10) |   | 2 L | San Silvestro (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 10 0) | 9D2285 / 5 | Flat (11), Jump (75) | Barry McHugh | Mrs A Duffield Hanford's Chemist… | 9/2 | |
| in touch, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(1) |   | ½ L | Fortunate Bid (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) | 663740 / 7 | Flat (7) | R Ffrench | Mrs L Stubbs Mrs L Stubbs | 18/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on rails 2f out, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 7th | 15(8) |   | 1 L | Prigsnov Dancer (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 00/8068 / 11 | Flat (9) | D Allan | O Brennan Mr J M Lacey | 40/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(14) |   | 2½ L | Kladester (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 12) | 344386 / 4 | Flat (28) | Lee Topliss | M Herrington Mrs S Lloyd | 12/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(9) |   | NK | Provost (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 11) | 169012 / 7 | Flat (14) | P Makin | M & D Easterby Mr A G Black | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, some headway final 2f, no danger | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(3) |   | NS | Kheskianto (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 068585 / 11 | Flat (38) | M Coumbe | M C Chapman Mr F A Dickinson | 20/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14(13) |   | 1½ L | Vogarth (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 9) | 804430 / 10 | Flat (51), Jump (8) | Andrew Heffernan | M C Chapman Mrs M Chapman | 40/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4(11) |   | HD | Nuit Sombre (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 450515 / 10 | Flat (33), Jump (1377) | M O'Connell | G A Harker Mr P I Harker | 12/1 | |
| led until narrowly headed 3f out, chased leader and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 13th | 16(6) |   | 1¼ L | Kwami Biscuit (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 2) | 509-58 / 3 | Flat (21) | A Elliott | G A Harker Mrs J M Phillips | 33/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 14th | 8(4) |   | 1¼ L | Efidium (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 0408-05 / 13 | Flat (22) | Danielle McCreery | N Bycroft Newstart Partnership | 50/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 15th | 9(2) |   | 2 L | Top Jaro (FR) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 6708-00 / 7 | Flat (12), Jump (1292) | James P Sullivan | Mrs R Carr Mr David W Chapman | 50/1 | |
| in touch, driven and weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 13(15) |   | 8 L | Secret Hero (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 006068 / 6 | Flat (21) | Graham Gibbons | L Smyth Sean F Gallagher | 20/1 | |
| mid-division on outside, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
