25 Aug 2008 15:45 Warwick
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,238); Distance: 2m 39y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Syd Mercer Memorial Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(6) |
| - |
Tagula Blue (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 9) |
31185/8 / 24 |
Flat (10) | S Donohoe | Ian Williams Boston R S Ian… |
14/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway on inside over 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, held on under pressure, all out | ||||||||||
2nd |
10(2) |
| NS |
Mister Completely (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) |
572394 / 8 |
Flat (26) | D Holland | Ms J S Doyle Ms J S Doyle |
8/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway on inside 2f out, chased winner, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
6(5) |
| 1½ L |
Moonshine Beach (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) |
55-3155 / 11 |
Flat (31) | Liam Jones | P W Hiatt Mrs Kerry Lewis |
7/1 | |
| led after 2f to 9f out, stayed handy, not much room when stumbled and lost place over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
11(11) |
| ½ L |
Munlochy Bay (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 12) |
706 / 9 |
Flat (15) | F Sweeney | W S Kittow The Blues Partnership |
66/1 | |
| in touch, reminder 6f out, stayed on chase leaders, hung left over 1f out, unable to quicken | ||||||||||
5th |
1(10) |
| ¾ L |
Right Option (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
6-22344 / 8 |
Flat (37), Jump (25) |
David Probert | J L Flint Mr Roy Mathias |
6/1 | |
| chased leaders, came wide into straight, led over 1f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace after | ||||||||||
6th |
12(4) |
| 1½ L |
Historic Place (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) |
7/00-508 / 9 |
Flat (14) | T Quinn | J A Geake Keay, Geake & Balding |
16/1 | |
| led for 2f, in touch, headway on inside to chase leaders 3f out, every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
16(8) |
| 3 L |
Irish Legend (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) |
000600/ / 10 |
Flat (1024), Jump (131) |
M J J Murphy | C Roberts Irish Legend Racing… |
9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
8th |
2(13) |
| 2¼ L |
Squirtle (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 13) |
311621 / 7 |
Flat (14) | D Heslop | W M Brisbourne J Jones Racing… |
6/1 | |
| slowly away, in rear, headway over 6f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
9th |
5(12) |
| HD |
Whaxaar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) |
053130 / 6 |
Flat (68) | R Havlin | R Ingram Mr G F Chesneaux |
8/1 | |
| in touch, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
10th |
9(3) |
| 1¼ L |
Mohawk Star (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 0) |
4975/96 / 8 |
Flat (11) | T P Queally | I A Wood Richard Abbott… |
20/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
11th |
7(1) |
| HD |
Very Green (FR) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) |
400P-66 / 7 |
Flat (7) | R Kennemore | Mrs A L M King Straffan Racing… |
16/1 | |
| held up in rear, ridden, struggling over 3f out | ||||||||||
12th |
8(16) |
| 1½ L |
Arabian Sun (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) |
931890 / 6 |
Flat (14) | C Catlin | M J Attwater Mr Simon Philip |
16/1 | |
| led after 3f, headed 9f out, led over 4f out to over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
13th |
14(15) |
| 1¾ L |
Archimboldo (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 12) |
0-67440 / 6 |
Flat (14) | W Buick | T Wall The Wenlock Edge… |
16/1 | |
| soon chasing leaders, pushed along 5f out, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon headed, weakened | ||||||||||
14th |
15(14) |
| 12 L |
Ashmolian (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) |
436206 / 10 |
Flat (40) | L P Keniry | Miss Z C Davison The Secret Circle |
16/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 9f to over 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
3(9) |
| - |
Is It Me (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 10) |
755533 / 10 |
Flat (30), Jump (25) |
Hayley Turner | A W Carroll Cheltenham Racing… |
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| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
13(7) |
| - |
Madam Vouvray (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 8 12) |
4000-46 / 4 |
Flat (125), Jump (104) |
Michael Hills | B G Powell Mrs M Fairbairn |
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| Nonrunner | ||||||||||