14 Sep 2008 16:35 Great Leighs
Winner: £18,000 (Penalty: £11,216); Distance: 2m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Port Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(4) |
| - |
Askar Tau (FR) (Colt, bay, 9 2) |
021111 / 19 |
Flat (23) | M Dwyer | M P Tregoning Mr Nurlan Bizakov |
4/5 | |
| raced wide, close up, chased leader 4f out, led and edged left over 2f out, ran on final furlong, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(1) |
| 5 L |
Desert Sea (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 13) |
710-106 / 8 |
Flat (36) | R L Moore | D W P Arbuthnot Bonusprint |
4/1 | |
| keen, held up, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(7) |
| 1¾ L |
Always Bold (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 10) |
811063 / 10 |
Flat (17) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mrs Belinda Keighley |
9/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, not much room after, lost 2nd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
4(6) |
| 9 L |
Rationale (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) |
330060 / 5 |
Flat (20) | J-P Guillambert | S C Williams Mr Alasdair Simpson |
20/1 | |
| keen, held up in rear, ridden to improve over 3f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
5th |
3(3) |
| 3 L |
Absolut Power (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 8) |
215317/ / 8 |
Flat (1442), Jump (101) |
A Kirby | J A Geake Dr G Madan Mohan |
33/1 | |
| slowly into stride, early reminders in rear, ridden over 6f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||
6th |
1(5) |
| 2¼ L |
Greenwich Meantime (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) |
3-05286 / 12 |
Flat (15) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Jul phelippon |
12/1 | |
| raced wide, held up, mid-division, chased leader 9f out til 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
7th |
6(2) |
| 2¼ L |
Casual Affair (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) |
323613 / 7 |
Flat (19) | Ted Durcan | J D Bethell Turcan Barber Douglas… |
11/1 | |
| tracked leader to 9f out, remained prominent, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||