11 Feb 2011 14:15 Southwell
Winner: £2,250 (Penalty: £1,457); Distance: 5f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Golf Before Racing At Southwell Claiming Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(3) |   | - | Soopacal (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) | 8604/2-5 / 20 | Flat (30) | Tony Culhane | M Herrington Lee Bolingbroke… | 5/2 | |
| tracked leader, joined leader 3f out, ridden halfway, edged persistently right from over 1f out, led approaching 1f out, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(4) |   | HD | Gold Story (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 9) | 42-2222 / 4 | Flat (10) | Barry McHugh | B Ellison Mr Hamoud Al Saihan | 7/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching final furlong, challenging winner under stand's side rail when short of room and bumped inside final, not run on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(5) |   | 1¼ L | Galpin Junior (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 2259-04 / 5 | Flat (8) | T Eaves | Mrs R Carr Mrs Marion Chapman | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced halfway, driven and rallied to go 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(7) |   | 1½ L | Colorus (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 3641-72 / 8 | Flat (3) | William Carson | W J H Ratcliffe J Sheard & W J… | 6/4 | |
| led, joined 3f out, ridden halfway, headed approaching 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(2) |   | 3¾ L | Sloop Johnb (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 33-1117 / 5 | Flat (1) | Hayley Turner | C R Dore Mr K F McNulty | 10/3 | |
| always in rear and soon ridden along | ||||||||||
| 1(6) |   | - | Bonnie Prince Blue (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 2) | 124-124 / 10 | Flat (1) | Non Runner | B Ellison Mr Michael Hardcastle | |||
| 7(1) |   | - | Bombay Mist (GB) (filly, bay, 8 6) | 66669-9 / 4 | Flat (3) | Andrew Heffernan | R C Guest Mr Chris Penney | |||
