19 Oct 2010 17:00 Lingfield
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,047); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Smiths News Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14(9) |   | - | Jovial (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 890432 / 6 | Flat (17) | J P Fahy | D J Coakley Mr R Michael Smith | 5/2 | |
| in touch, headway on outside to led well over 2f out, driven clear final furlong, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(14) |   | 5 L | Lunar River (FR) (Filly, bay, 9 6) | 463644 / 8 | Flat (24) | J Rogers | David Pinder The Little Farm… | 9/1 | |
| in touch, effort 2f out, went 2nd on inside over 1f out, no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(16) |   | NK | Byrd In Hand (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 646806 / 9 | Flat (18) | Ryan Clark | J J Bridger Marshall Bridger | 12/1 | |
| mid division, headway over 2f out, driven to 2nd 2f out until over 1f out, kept on pressing for 2nd but no chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(2) |   | SHD | Larkrise Star (GB) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 803182 / 5 | Flat (18) | Adam Beschizza | D K Ivory Radlett Racing | 7/2 | |
| close up, pushed along 3f out, driven in 4th 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 16(13) |   | 1½ L | Rose Aurora (GB) (filly, grey, 8 7) | 532374 / 5 | Flat (18) | Katia Scallan | M P Tregoning Kingwood House… | 12/1 | |
| held up in last trio, still there and plenty to do over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, going on close home, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12(8) |   | NS | Petsas Pleasure (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 486946 / 6 | Flat (14) | D Swift | Ollie Pears Mr P Bottomley | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on inside under pressure over 3f out, driven on inside in 5th inside final 2f, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(12) |   | ¾ L | Forgotten Army (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 1-46500 / 3 | Flat (27) | Ashley Morgan | M H Tompkins Miss Clare Hollest | 16/1 | |
| held up in last trio, hampered over 5f out, bumped inside final 3f, headway under pressure over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(10) |   | 5 L | Given A Choice (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 7/0-7668 / 8 | Flat (25), Jump (1113) | Sophie Silvester | J Pearce Mr M B Clarke | 25/1 | |
| slowly away, in rear until some late modest headway | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15(7) |   | 3 L | Pictures (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 848084 / 4 | Flat (20) | Ryan Powell | J J Bridger Mr P Cartmell | 22/1 | |
| chased leaders, led inside final 4f, ridden and headed inside final 3f, weakened well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7(5) |   | HD | Mater Mater (GB) (filly, grey, 9 6) | 077-6 / 4 | Flat (75) | Lee Topliss | A Reid Mr A S Reid | 33/1 | |
| mid division, ridden along inside final 3f, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(15) |   | 4½ L | Pedasus (USA) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 283803 / 5 | Flat (42), Jump (68) | Ross Atkinson | T Keddy Mr Andrew Duffield | 25/1 | |
| slowly away, soon driven along in rear, no chance when bumped on wide outside well over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5(3) |   | 16 L | Shooting Party (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 9) | 047606 / 4 | Flat (13) | Charles Eddery | R Hannon Mrs R Ablett | 10/1 | |
| led until 9f out, chased leader until weakened over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13(4) |   | 2¾ L | Turner's Touch (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 13) | 285400 / 8 | Flat (48) | Chelsey Banks | G & J Moore Mr G L Moore | 33/1 | |
| started slowly, towards rear, hampered and switched right inside final 3f, no headway after | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2(6) |   | 7 L | Ptolomeos (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 0/96-610 / 12 | Flat (24), Jump (642) | Miss G D Gracey-Davison | S Regan Mrs Connie Taylor | 33/1 | |
| chased leader led 9f out until ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15th | 4(1) |   | Dist | Sunset Boulevard (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 056330 / 9 | Flat (13), Jump (43) | T Atkinson | Jim Best Mrs E Lucey-Butler | 12/1 | |
| in touch uintil weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 3(11) |   | - | Dansilver (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 231-722 / 7 | Flat (6), Jump (701) | George Downing | A W Carroll Mr Leon Best | |||
