12 Oct 2011 17:10 Lingfield
Winner: £2,500 (Penalty: £1,704); Distance: 2m; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Smiths News Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(9) |   | - | Henry Holmes (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 345/338 / 22 | Flat (27), Jump (1225) | S J Drowne | Mrs L Richards Mrs Judy Seal | 28/1 | |
| keen early close up, ridden over 3f out, headway to 3rd 2f out, stayed on to lead post | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(5) |   | SHD | Marcus Antonius (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 447251 / 10 | Flat (22) | P Cosgrave | J R Boyle K C Partnership | 8/1 | |
| held up, good headway from 3f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed post | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(10) |   | 1 L | Albacocca (GB) (filly, grey, 9 4) | 789/14- / 4 | Flat (440) | S Sanders | Sir Mark Prescott Miss K Rausing | 11/2 | |
| raced wide led after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(6) |   | 12 L | Squad (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 564742 / 7 | Flat (13) | E Ahern | S Dow W J Taylor & S… | 6/1 | |
| slowly away in rear, ridden and headway to go moderate 4th over 1f out, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(11) |   | 2 L | Jinto (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 904322 / 4 | Flat (32) | N Mackay | D R C Elsworth Ten Green Bottles… | 4/1 | |
| raced wide in touch, tracked leader 12f out until 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(3) |   | 2 L | Tafaneen (USA) (filly, bay, 9 3) | 0-58 / 3 | Flat (28) | T P O'Shea | R Varian Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 5/1 | |
| led 2f, tracked leader until 12f out, chased leader again 4f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(2) |   | 5 L | Veloce (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 0-32423 / 6 | Flat (46) | Jim Crowley | R M Beckett Axom Xl | 11/4 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place 10f out, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(4) |   | 5 L | Astrovenus (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 30-5265 / 4 | Flat (42), Jump (248) | W Buick | M H Tompkins Mystic Meg Limited | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, headway to track leaders 10f out, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(1) |   | 18 L | Dolores Ortiz (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 89990/ / 6 | Flat (797), Jump (183) | Matt Cosham | Dr J R J Naylor The Acosta Partnership | 100/1 | |
| always in rear, behind over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 2(8) |   | - | Motirani (GB) (colt, brown, 9 11) | 2-32986 / 4 | Flat (27), Jump (374) | G Baker | Mrs L Pearce Mr Richard Ames | |||
| 6(7) |   | - | Suzi's A Class Act (GB) (filly, grey, 9 3) | 499863 / 5 | Flat (19) | L Morris | J M P Eustace Greenstead Hall… | |||
