18 Jun 2009 14:30 Royal Ascot
Winner: £90,000 (Penalty: £51,093); Distance: 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Norfolk Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7(6) |
| - |
Radiohead (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) |
21 / 2 |
Flat (31) | J P Spencer | B J Meehan Mrs Carmen Burrell… |
10/1 | |
| ponied to start, pulled hard, hung right, held up in rear, good headway towards stands rails when badly hampered well over 1f out, soon recovered to challenge over 1f out, strong run to lead final 150 yards, won going away | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(5) |
| 2 L |
Reignier (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
512 / 5 |
Flat (12) | A Elliott | K R Burke Mr Philip Richards |
50/1 | |
| chased leaders, headway and squeezed through 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and outpaced by winner final 150 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
11(11) |
| ½ L |
Tawaabb (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) |
21 / 3 |
Flat (30) | L Dettori | M R Channon Sheikh Ahmed Al… |
7/1 | |
| close up on outside, pushed along to chase leaders 2f out, driven and strong challenge over 1f out, unable to quicken final 100 yards | ||||||||||
4th |
6(10) |
| 2½ L |
Nosedive (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) |
1 / 5 |
Flat (6) | R L Moore | W J Haggas EERC |
14/1 | |
| not much room soon after start, held up, good progress and going for gap when badly hampered well over 1f out, switched right soon after, ran on inside final furlong, not able to recover | ||||||||||
5th |
4(2) |
| ¾ L |
Monsieur Chevalier (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
1111 / 9 |
Flat (21) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Big John Partnership |
6/4 | |
| edging right throughout, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden to challenge when badly hampered and knocked sideways well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, not recover | ||||||||||
6th |
1(4) |
| 2 L |
Diamond Johnny G (USA) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
2 / 7 |
Flat (14) | S J Drowne | J R Best Stal Geraardsbergen |
16/1 | |
| behind, pushed along halfway, no progress until passed beaten horses inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
10(12) |
| 1½ L |
Star Rover (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) |
111326 / 5 |
Flat (2) | J F Egan | P D Evans Mr Christy Leo |
28/1 | |
| pressed leader, pushed along halfway, weakened final 1f | ||||||||||
8th |
9(7) |
| 2¼ L |
Running Mate (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
44 / 6 |
Flat (26) | J Fortune | J & T Gosden Kilstone Limited |
50/1 | |
| slowly away, outpaced and always behind | ||||||||||
9th |
12(3) |
| 1¼ L |
Yogaroo (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 9 1) |
21 / 2 |
Flat (56) | J Velazquez | W A Ward Mr Ron Brewer |
10/3 | |
| led and wandered in front, ridden, swerved badly left well over 1f out, soon headed, weakened and eased | ||||||||||
10th |
3(1) |
| 3½ L |
Kingdom Of Light (GB) (colt, grey, 9 1) |
21 / 3 |
Flat (40) | P Mulrennan | J Howard Johnson Transcend Bloodstock… |
20/1 | |
| chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
11th |
2(9) |
| 4 L |
Here Now And Why (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 1) |
211 / 7 |
Flat (47) | N Callan | K A Ryan The Jolly Beggars |
18/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened rapidly over 1f out | ||||||||||
5(8) |
| - |
Moran Gra (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) |
614 / 6 |
Flat (2) | M Goldstein | Ms J Morgan D T Breen & Micheal… |
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