29 Jul 2011 20:05 Newmarket
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,588); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(6) |   | - | Apparel (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 4-706 / 3 | Flat (71) | J P Spencer | E A L Dunlop Cliveden Stud | 4/1 | |
| held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led and edged right inside final furlong, asserted near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(7) |   | 2¼ L | Maher (USA) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 376-237 / 4 | Flat (20) | Adam Beschizza | D M Simcock Mr T Hywel Jones | 5/1 | |
| in rear, headway 3f out, led 2f, soon ridden and edged left, headed inside final furlong, one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(9) |   | 8 L | Bright Abbey (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 13) | 909 / 10 | Flat (33) | Kieren Fallon | W R Swinburn Mr Anthony White | 7/2 | |
| close up, ridden 4f out, rider dropped whip 3f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(2) |   | ¾ L | Band Of Thunder (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 5) | 5044 / 8 | Flat (7) | Hayley Turner | A M Balding Mrs V Akehurst | 10/3 | |
| tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden and kept on one pace from over 12f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(8) |   | NK | Jeu De Vivre (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 6) | 421615 / 4 | Flat (20) | D Holland | Charlie & Mark Johnston Ms J Bianco | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(1) |   | 37 L | Grecian Goddess (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 060649 / 4 | Flat (2) | Kirsty Milczarek | J Ryan John Ryan Racing… | 14/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(4) |   | 7 L | Varlak (GB) (colt, bay, 8 2) | 704970 / 3 | Flat (14) | J Mackay | K F Clutterbuck Ms Katherine Doyle | 40/1 | |
| keen, held up, weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 2(5) |   | - | O Ma Lad (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 02-83 / 6 | Flat (59) | N Callan | S Kirk Mr Bob McMillan | |||
| 9(3) |   | - | Rasteau (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 2) | 080-069 / 5 | Flat (18) | A McCarthy | T Keddy Mr Howard Fielding | |||
