Full Result 7.00 Chelmsford (AW) | 19 June 2008

Kersey Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 4yo+) 5f 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⁽⁹⁾	4. Blessed Place 11/4 Billy Cray ⁷ Dominic Ffrench Davis	Billy Cray ⁷ Dominic Ffrench Davis	8	89	56	61	68	–
ch g Compton Place - Cathedra (So Blessed)
Made all, pushed along over 1f out, kept on well (op 5-2 tchd 7-2)

2⁽³⁾ 1½	1. Thoughtsofstardom 9/4F Kelly Harrison ⁵ Michael Wigham	Kelly Harrison ⁵ Michael Wigham	5	95 6	64	64	71	–
b g Mind Games - Alustar (Emarati)
Steadied start, held up in touch, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression last 50yds (op 5-2 tchd 11-4)

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [1¾]	5. Perlachy 8/1 Travis Block ³ Mrs N Macauley	Travis Block ³ Mrs N Macauley	4	813 v	56	55	62	–
b g Kyllachy - Perfect DreamI (Emperor Jones)
Chased winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong (tchd 6-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [3]	8. Ela Aleka Mou 25/1 Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Debbie Mountain	Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Debbie Mountain	4	82 b	47	41	48	–
ch f Tobougg (IRE) - Miss Grimm (USA) (Irish River)
Slowly into stride, in touch, ridden well over 1f out, plugged on same pace

5⁽⁴⁾ nk [3¼]	6. El Potro 10/1 Franny Norton John Holt	Franny Norton John Holt	6	91	55	48	55	–
b g Forzando - Gaelic Air (Ballad Rock)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced halfway, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out (op 8-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ hd [3½]	2. Azygous 7/2 Ian Mongan John Akehurst	Ian Mongan John Akehurst	5	97 p	61	53	61	–
ch g Foxhound (USA) - Flag (Selkirk)
Chased leaders, ridden and not quicken 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong (tchd 4-1)

7⁽²⁾ 4½ [8]	7. Gone'N'Dunnett (IRE) 11/1 Jack Mitchell ⁵ Christine Dunnett	Jack Mitchell ⁵ Christine Dunnett	9	87 v	52	27	35	–
b g Petardia - Skerries Bell (Taufan)
Slowly into stride, behind, detached and ridden over 3f out, never dangerous (op 12-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [9½]	9. Repeat (IRE) 25/1 Amy Baker ⁷ Mark Wellings	Amy Baker ⁷ Mark Wellings	8	712	45	14	23	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Identical (IRE) (Machiavellian)
Slowly into stride, in touch, ridden and struggling over 2f out, well behind 1f out (op 40-1)

8 ran Off time: 7:01:00 Winning time: 1m 0.61s (slow by 2.81s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Fairfield Princess (travel problems)
1st owner: S J Edwards (Blessed Place) 1st breeder: Mrs W H Gibson Fleming
2nd owner: Eventmaker Racehorses (Thoughtsofstardom)
3rd owner: Mrs N Macauley (Perlachy)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.30 £1.20 £1.70 Ex: £6.90 CSF: £9.53 Tricast: £41.06

7:00 Chelmsford (AW) 19 Jun 2008

Kersey Handicap