22 Sep 2012 16:30 Newmarket
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,938); Distance: 1m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
NGK Spark Plugs Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10(11) |
| - |
Jacob Cats (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
8-91143 / 10 |
Flat (35) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon Canisbay Bloodstock |
10/3 | |
| steadied start held up in last place, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headway approaching final furlong, switched left inside final furlong, ran on to lead post | ||||||||||
2nd |
11(3) |
| NK |
Oxford Charley (USA) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
10-4253 / 3 |
Flat (10) | F Sweeney | M A Magnusson Eastwind Racing… |
10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, looking for room from over 1f out, squeezed through against rail to lead inside final furlong, caught post | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(5) |
| 1 L |
Ibtahaj (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
3-02112 / 3 |
Flat (80) | L Dettori | S bin Suroor Godolphin |
3/1 | |
| held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
12(1) |
| ½ L |
Crown Counsel (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
807253 / 4 |
Flat (18) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… |
9/2 | |
| set steady pace, quickened pace 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
5(7) |
| NK |
Stevie Thunder (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 0) |
3-80702 / 9 |
Flat (56), Jump (503) |
George Downing | Ian Williams Mr Steve Gray |
8/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra near finish | ||||||||||
6th |
2(9) |
| ¾ L |
Axiom (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
49-2000 / 9 |
Flat (113) | Hayley Turner | E Walker Mr S Al Ansari |
33/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden and kept on towards finish, never nearer | ||||||||||
7th |
6(12) |
| 1 L |
Vainglory (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) |
322969 / 11 |
Flat (7) | Laura Pike | D M Simcock Mr D M I Simcock |
14/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
8th |
7(10) |
| 2 L |
Shavansky (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) |
255281 / 10 |
Flat (14), Jump (1442) |
J Millman | B R Millman The Links Partnership |
16/1 | |
| pulled hard soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
8(13) |
| 4 L |
Albaqaa (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 13) |
505076 / 9 |
Flat (11) | S M Levey | P J O'Gorman Mr P J O'Gorman |
8/1 | |
| keen, always in rear | ||||||||||
10th |
1(6) |
| 21 L |
Balducci (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
1-00024 / 10 |
Flat (26) | Martin Lane | D M Simcock Mr R G Fell |
20/1 | |
| keen in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
9(4) |
| - |
Strictly Silver (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 12) |
11-4226 / 5 |
Flat (10) | Non Runner | A Bailey Allan McNamee &… |
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3(2) |
| - |
Credit Swap (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 2) |
1341/90- / 10 |
Flat (364), Jump (241) |
Andrea Atzeni | M Wigham Palatinate Thoroughbred… |
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13(8) |
| - |
Afkar (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
382132 / 9 |
Flat (14) | Kirsty Milczarek | C E Brittain Mr Richard Ward |
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