13 Sep 2008 15:00 Chester
Winner: £14,500 (Penalty: £9,147); Distance: 7f 2y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Cheshire Life Nursery Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(6) |
| - |
Firebet (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 1) |
14 / 18 |
Flat (56) | P Mulrennan | Mrs A Duffield Mrs H Steel |
5/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(1) |
| HD |
Lakeman (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) |
41336 / 7 |
Flat (11) | T Hamilton | B Ellison The Country Stayers |
9/2 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(3) |
| 2 L |
Suruor (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 7) |
52170 / 4 |
Flat (14) | W Buick | Charlie & Mark Johnston Dr Marwan Koukash |
3/1 | |
| in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, hung left and went 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to challenge | ||||||||||
4th |
4(2) |
| 1½ L |
Fitzolini (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) |
564214 / 4 |
Flat (18) | S De Sousa | A D Brown Mrs Susan Johnson |
9/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
1(5) |
| 6 L |
Night of Fortune (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) |
342121 / 2 |
Flat (15) | J-P Guillambert | Sir Mark Prescott P J McSwiney -… |
11/8 | |
| pulled hard, tracked leader until 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
6th |
6(4) |
| NK |
Our Apolonia (IRE) (Filly, bay, 7 12) |
528 / 3 |
Flat (13) | Charlotte Kerton | A Berry Mr Pat Renoso |
25/1 | |
| in rear, reminder soon after start, left behind over 1f out | ||||||||||