28 Sep 2012 14:00 Haydock
Winner: £10,300 (Penalty: £6,663); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Heavy.
Vale UK Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1(6) |
| - |
Pallasator (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
4-11 / 10 |
Flat (22) | L Morris | Sir Mark Prescott Qatar Racing Limited |
11/4 | |
| steadied start, held up last, niggled along 5f out, headway on outside over 3f out, chased leader inside final 2f, led 1f out, idled in front and kept up to work, always doing enough | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(5) |
| 1¼ L |
Nicholascopernicus (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) |
221190 / 7 |
Flat (21) | Dane O'Neill | E Walker Mr Alan Halsall |
4/1 | |
| held up in 5th place, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(1) |
| 1¼ L |
Ruacana (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
113254 / 12 |
Flat (24) | S Donohoe | M L W Bell Mr Vaughan Lewis |
11/2 | |
| tracked leader, challenged 4f out, led entering final 3f, ridden and headed 2f out, chased leader until inside final 2f, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
5(3) |
| 1¾ L |
Varnish (GB) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) |
2-12201 / 3 |
Flat (28) | S M Levey | R Hannon Highclere Thoroughbred… |
8/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd inside final 2f, 4th and one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
3(2) |
| 5 L |
Gabrial's Star (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
582254 / 9 |
Flat (19) | T Eaves | B Smart The Maverick Racing… |
13/2 | |
| held up in 4th place, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
6th |
6(4) |
| ¾ L |
Cape Savannah (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
314622 / 3 |
Flat (28) | Adam Beschizza | D M Simcock Mr John Cook |
7/2 | |
| led, joined 4f out, headed entering final 3f, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||