22 Aug 2009 18:15 Bath
Winner: £7,300 (Penalty: £4,727); Distance: 1m 5y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Firm (Good to Firm in places).
Bath Ales Swan Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
7(7) |
| - |
Don Pietro (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) |
245214 / 21 |
Flat (20), Jump (550) |
Tony Culhane | R Curtis Mr F J Brennan |
16/1 | |
| keen hold early, tracked leading trio, challenged, going well 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven and kept on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(9) |
| NK |
Carbon Hoofprint (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) |
236221 / 3 |
Flat (16) | F Sweeney | P J Makin The Billinomas |
10/3 | |
| tracked leaders, headway, went 2nd and ran very wide on bend 5f out, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken | ||||||||||
3rd |
8(3) |
| ¾ L |
Cheam Forever (USA) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
8-30011 / 4 |
Flat (17) | S J Drowne | H & R Charlton H R H Sultan Ahmad… |
4/1 | |
| pulled hard, led, pressed when ran wide on bend 5f out, headed 2f out, soon slightly outpaced, rallied towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
1(1) |
| SHD |
Dingaan (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) |
003421 / 10 |
Flat (37) | David Probert | A M Balding Mr Richard Teatum |
10/3 | |
| steadied start, held up well in rear, headway on outside from 2f out, edged left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, not reached leaders | ||||||||||
5th |
3(8) |
| 1½ L |
I Confess (GB) (Gelding, brown, 9 11) |
551805 / 9 |
Flat (20) | Richard Evans | P D Evans Mr Brian Harker |
13/2 | |
| tracked leader to over 5f out, stayed in 3rd, pushed along over 3f out, driven and not quicken over 1f out, staying on same pace and held when not much room near finish | ||||||||||
6th |
6(2) |
| 2¾ L |
La Rosa Nostra (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 4) |
256237 / 4 |
Flat (22) | A Kirby | W R Swinburn The Eternal Optimists |
13/2 | |
| in touch, ridden and one pace 2f out, weakened and not much room over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
10(10) |
| 2 L |
Champain Sands (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) |
218787 / 11 |
Flat (17) | Catherine Gannon | E J Alston Geoff & Astrid… |
14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
5(4) |
| 9 L |
Thunder Gorge (USA) (Colt, bay, 9 6) |
501036 / 4 |
Flat (21) | L P Keniry | Mouse Hamilton-fairley Bramshill Racing |
12/1 | |
| slowly into stride, pulled hard, held up in touch, ran wide on bend 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, weakened and eased final 2f | ||||||||||
2(6) |
| - |
Desert Dreamer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) |
541270 / 10 |
Flat (28) | G Baker | P D Evans Mrs I M Folkes |
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9(5) |
| - |
Top Seed (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) |
29-6720 / 9 |
Flat (15), Jump (601) |
V Slattery | M S Tuck Mr T Bhoot |
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