27 Sep 2011 15:00 Chepstow
Winner: £2,500 (Penalty: £1,617); Distance: 7f 16y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10(2) |   | - | Opus Maximus (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 9) | 351562 / 8 | Flat (12) | Sophie Doyle | J Candlish Mr Alan Baxter | 4/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up, smooth headway approaching final 3f, chased leader approaching final furlong, challenged inside final furlong, hung right closing stages, ran on to lead final strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(1) |   | HD | Barista (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 531324 / 10 | Flat (11) | M Harley | M R Channon Three Oaks Racing… | 7/4 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, no extra and headed last strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(5) |   | 2¾ L | Cootehill Lass (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 017228 / 3 | Flat (8) | Richard Hughes | P D Evans Mr N Shutts & Mrs… | 9/4 | |
| raced on stands rail, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong and no impression on leading duo final furlong, took 3rd last strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(4) |   | HD | McConnell (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 1-10057 / 8 | Flat (14) | F Sweeney | G & J Moore Rakebackmypoker… | 16/1 | |
| reared leaving stalls, took keen hold, soon chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression on leading duo when dropped to 4th last strides | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(3) |   | 7 L | Arachnophobia (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 4050-77 / 7 | Flat (132) | L Morris | M R Bosley Mr M R Bosley | 16/1 | |
| took keen hold, chased leader until inside final 4f, soon ridden, driven over 2f out, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(10) |   | 2¾ L | Dark Lane (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 309144 / 8 | Flat (28) | N Callan | A W Carroll Mrs E Evans & C… | 10/1 | |
| slowly away, took keen hold, held up, headway halfway, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(7) |   | 2 L | Dimaire (GB) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 4-84030 / 4 | Flat (68) | Dane O'Neill | D Haydn Jones Mr G J Hicks | 33/1 | |
| led and brought field towards stands rail, ridden over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 2(6) |   | - | Stevie Gee (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 502051 / 8 | Flat (11) | Ryan Clark | Ian Williams Livvys Racing Group | |||
| 8(8) |   | - | National Hope (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 147561 / 4 | Flat (27) | Kieren Fallon | George Baker Bowditch, Knox… | |||
| 1(9) |   | - | Guilded Warrior (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 810006 / 11 | Flat (19) | R Lucey-Butler | P Butler Miss M Bryant | |||
