08 Apr 2008 16:40 Lingfield
Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,590); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
arenaleisureplc.com Apprentice Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(6) |
| - |
Given A Choice (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 129lbs) |
212249 / 22 |
Flat (11) | Simon Pearce | J Pearce Mr M B Clarke |
8/1 | |
| raced wide, held up, switched inside 5f out, headway over 3f out, squeezed through to chase leader 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, soon clear and hung right towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(1) |
| 7 L |
Putra Square (GB) (Colt, Bay, 131lbs) |
74032-3 / 4 |
Flat (13) | G Bartley | P & O Cole H R H Sultan Ahmad… |
11/4 | |
| tracked leader, ridden 3f out, kept on to take 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(3) |
| ½ L |
King's Ransom (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 134lbs) |
231171 / 6 |
Flat (8) | P Donaghy | S Gollings Mr Christopher… |
5/1 | |
| led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
6(2) |
| 4½ L |
Wheelavit (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 117lbs) |
5753-53 / 12 |
Flat (3) | K May | B G Powell Fsf Racing |
11/2 | |
| chased leaders, lost place and dropped to rear halfway, soon ridden, kept on again from over 1f out | ||||||||||
5th |
3(5) |
| 2½ L |
Sun of The Sea (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 130lbs) |
867-122 / 4 |
Flat (25) | H Poulton | N P Littmoden Miss Vanessa Church |
2/1 | |
| slowly into stride in rear, headway on inside to go in touch 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
6th |
5(4) |
| 9 L |
Smokin Joe (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) |
2-58967 / 8 |
Flat (36) | Kieren Fox | J R Best G G Racing |
12/1 | |
| pulled hard in rear, headway to go in touch 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||