Full Result 5.20 Chelmsford (AW) | 20 April 2008

First Since 1927 Handicap (Sponsored by Stan James)

(Class 6) (0-60, 4yo+) 1m2f Standard

1st £2,266.60 2nd £674.45 3rd £337.05 4th £168.35

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	3. Sir Duke (IRE) 5/1 J F Egan Paul D'Arcy	J F Egan Paul D'Arcy	4	92	58	75	75	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Dimanche (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in touch, headway to chase leader well over 1f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish (op 4-1 tchd 11-2)

2⁽⁷⁾ 4	2. Kings Topic (USA) 3/1F Seb Sanders Andrew Haynes	Seb Sanders Andrew Haynes	8	94	60	69	69	–
ch g Kingmambo (USA) - Topicount (USA) (Private Account)
Held up towards rear, headway on outer 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, never near winner (op 6-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [4½]	11. Magic Amigo 14/1 David Probert ⁷ J R Jenkins	David Probert ⁷ J R Jenkins	7	711 b¹	46	54	54	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Emaline (FR) (Empery)
Took keen hold, chased leader until led 6f out, clear over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, no chance with winner after, lost 2nd towards finish (op 8-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 2½ [7]	9. Bienheureux 9/1 Nicol Polli ⁵ Gay Kelleway	Nicol Polli ⁵ Gay Kelleway	7	82 t	49	52	52	–
b g Bien Bien (USA) - Rochea (Rock City)
Held up towards rear on inner, lost place over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on but never dangerous (op 10-1 tchd 8-1)

5⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [8½]	12. Tabulate 14/1 Andrew Elliott Paul Howling	Andrew Elliott Paul Howling	5	84 1	46	46	46	–
b m Dansili - Let Alone (Warning)
In touch in midfield, headway on outer over 3f out, chased leaders and ridden 2f out, soon hung left, well held final furlong (op 10-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [9¾]	13. Sorbiesharry (IRE) 20/1 Kirsty Milczarek ³ Mrs N Macauley	Kirsty Milczarek ³ Mrs N Macauley	9	83 2 1 p	48	46	46	–
gr g Sorbie Tower (IRE) - Silver Moon I (Environment Friend)
Held up towards rear, headway 4f out, chased leaders and ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

7⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [11¾]	5. Blockley (USA) 16/1 Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	4	812	54	48	48	–
b g Johannesburg (USA) - Saintly Manner (USA) (St Jovite)
Held up in rear, struggling and ridden over 3f out, some modest headway from over 1f out, never dangerous (op 14-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ hd [12]	1. Siena Star (IRE) 9/1 Micky Fenton Stef Higgins	Micky Fenton Stef Higgins	10	96	62	55	55	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Gooseberry Pie (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd well over 1f out, well beaten when slightly hampered over 1f out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ shd [12]	10. Ruling Reef 6/1 Hayley Turner Mark Usher	Hayley Turner Mark Usher	6	85	47	40	40	–
b m Diktat - Horseshoe Reef (Mill Reef)
Held up in touch, ridden and effort 4f out, weakened 2f out (op 8-1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 26 [38]	6. Senor Set (GER) 20/1 Eddie Creighton Derek Shaw	Eddie Creighton Derek Shaw	7	811 v¹	53	–	–	–
b g Second Set (IRE) - Shine Share (IRE) (El Gran Senor)
Awkward leaving stalls and slowly away, always behind, lost touch 4f out, tailed off and virtually pulled up final furlong (tchd 16-1)

11⁽⁸⁾ 5 [43]	4. Djalalabad (FR) 25/1 Chris Catlin Christine Dunnett	Chris Catlin Christine Dunnett	4	813	55	–	–	–
b f King's Best (USA) - Daraydala (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Soon led, headed 6f out, chased leader until over 3f out, soon dropped out, virtually pulled up final furlong, tailed off

12⁽²⁾ 4 [47]	7. Bahhmirage (IRE) 12/1 Tom McLaughlin Christopher Kellett	Tom McLaughlin Christopher Kellett	5	89 p	51	–	–	–
ch m Bahhare (USA) - Border Mirage (Selkirk)
Chased leaders on inner, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, virtually pulled up final furlong, tailed off (jockey said mare had no more to give) (op 8-1)

13⁽¹³⁾ 12 [59]	8. Royal Embrace 7/1 Neil Callan Derek Shaw	Neil Callan Derek Shaw	5	89 1 v	51	–	–	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Tight Spin (High Top)
Steadied start, held up in rear, lost touch over 3f out, virtually pulled up from over 1f out, tailed off (op 14-1)

13 ran Off time: 5:22:00 Winning time: 2m 8.39s (slow by 6.09s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Mrs Jan Harris (Sir Duke) 1st breeder: Southern Bloodstock
2nd owner: Ms C Berry (Kings Topic)
3rd owner: Mrs Wendy Jenkins (Magic Amigo)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £2.40 £1.30 £4.40 Ex: £23 CSF: £21.43 Tricast: £211.77
Placepot: £102.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £47,158.12. 334.87 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £40.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £46.40. 2,516.00 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 64 (30%) M [5-9] 57 (47%) H [10-13] 29 (23%)

5:20 Chelmsford (AW) 20 Apr 2008

First Since 1927 Handicap (Sponsored by Stan James)