01 Sep 2010 16:10 Hereford
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,602); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Freedom Fire (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12) | 5P-1226 / 5 | Flat (114), Jump (40) | J E Moore | G & J Moore The Horse Players… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pulled hard, switched left and headway after 3 out, led approaching last, headed narrowly flat, driven ahead close home, just prevailed | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | NS | Tignello (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | F41 / 8 | Flat (353), Jump (14) | Ian Popham | P F Nicholls Mrs M J Arnold | 85/40 | |
| held up in rear, pulled hard, not clear run after 3 out, headway approaching next, not clear run again after 2 out, challenged last, led narrowly flat, headed close home, just denied | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 1¼ L | Timoca (IRE) (Filly, brown, 10 4) | 9-35P46 / 6 | Flat (292), Jump (45) | Donal Fahy | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies | 10/3 | |
| held up in rear, in touch on outside 3 out, improved 2 out, ridden and stayed on same pace approaching last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | SHD | Timocracy (GB) (Colt, brown, 10 9) | F8006- / 7 | Flat (16), Jump (142) | Christian Williams | A B Haynes Mr B S Hicks | 4/1 | |
| chased leader, led and mistake 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 18 L | Wilbury Star (IRE) (Colt, brown, 11 11) | 6-74134 / 4 | Flat (335), Jump (30) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson John Tobin, Ian… | 11/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway after 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 1 L | Contrada (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 4) | 0P-2 / 5 | Flat (29), Jump (17) | R Flint | J A B Old Mr W E Sturt | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | Dist | Don't Think Twice (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 2UU805 / 8 | Flat (456), Jump (13) | Paul Moloney | M Hourigan Miss Caroline Fryer | 14/1 | |
| held up in 4th, mistake 4th, lost place approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Strictly Business (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 9) | 2F-84 / 5 | Jump (118) | P J Brennan | T R George Mrs Sharon C Nelson | ||
