13 Mar 2008 18:50 Wolverhampton
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,048); Distance: 1m 5f 194y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Bet Cheltenham Festival - Betdaq Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(3) |   | - | Grizebeck (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 132lbs) | 53-5432 / 23 | Flat (10) | Matthew Davies | R F Fisher Sporting Occasions | 9/4 | |
| made all, led, hard pressed 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on gamely final furlong, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(1) |   | ½ L | Ronsard (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 121lbs) | 646920 / 6 | Flat (10) | Richard Evans | P D Evans Mrs I M Folkes | 12/1 | |
| steadied start, towards rear, headway and not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong when clear to take 2nd final strides, finished 2nd, disqualified and placed 3rd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(4) |   | HD | Haatmey (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 126lbs) | 224-377 / 6 | Flat (20) | Samuel Drury | N Wilson Global Racing | 9/2 | |
| tracked winner, ridden and pressed winner 2f out, every chance final furlong, no extra near finish and lost 2nd final strides, finished 3rd, placed 2nd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(8) |   | 1½ L | Reminiscent (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 121lbs) | 489-664 / 10 | Flat (20) | Declan Cannon | B P J Baugh Miss S M Potts | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders on inner over 2f out, soon not clear run, not quicken final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(6) |   | NK | Piano Key (GB) (Filly, Chestnut, 119lbs) | 3-35631 / 4 | Flat (20) | Billy Cray | M D I Usher Donaghey Usher | 11/2 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra and one paced final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(5) |   | ½ L | Saint Eric (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 121lbs) | 400/U54 / 7 | Flat (15) | Kylie Manser | Noel T Chance Mr Ian Preston-Jones | 9/1 | |
| started slowly, in rear, headway and hanging left over 1f out, kept on, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(7) |   | HD | Champagne Shadow (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 140lbs) | 64-1313 / 8 | Flat (19) | Josephine Bruning | J Pearce Mr John Duddy | 9/2 | |
| held up behind, ridden 3f out, no real progress, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(2) |   | 3 L | Divine Love (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 117lbs) | 496696 / 4 | Flat (10) | Ross Atkinson | T Wall Ballygallon Stud… | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(9) |   | 3¾ L | Annapurna Sunrise (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 125lbs) | 50/656-3 / 4 | Flat (15) | I P Lynch | E Tyrrell J G McDonnell | 9/1 | |
| raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, no progress and weakened quickly over 1f out | ||||||||||
