9:20
Chelmsford (AW)
9 Oct 2008
Birch Handicap
(Class 4) 1m2f Standard
1st
£5,180.80 2nd
£1,541.60 3rd
£770.40 4th
£384.80
Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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3 | 81 | 70 | 76 | 78 | – |
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ch g
Pivotal |
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Held up towards rear, good headway on outer 3f out, led 2f out, clear 1f out, never going to get caught but all out near finish (op 7-1) | ||||||||||
6 | 99 | 80 | 86 | 88 | – |
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b g
Pursuit Of Love |
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Steadied and dropped in behind after start, held up in last pair, headway and not clear run 2f out, switched left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, closing well towards finish, just held (tchd 9-2) | ||||||||||
3 | 84 | 66 | 69 | 71 | – |
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ch g
Medicean |
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Held up in last trio, good headway on inner over 1f out, chased leading pair inside final furlong, kept on (op 16-1) | ||||||||||
5 | 89 | 66 | 67 | 68 | – |
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b g
Lujain (USA) |
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Took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden to chase winner well over 1f out, unable to quicken under pressure, lost 2nd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5 | 93 | 74 | 72 | 74 | – |
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ch g
Diesis |
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Took keen hold, held up in last, headway on outer 2f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, never pace to threaten leaders (op 50-1) | ||||||||||
9 | 93 | 74 | 71 | 72 | – |
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b g
Unfuwain (USA) |
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Took keen hold, held up in midfield, edged out over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out (op 13-2 tchd 8-1) | ||||||||||
4 | 99 | 80 | 75 | 76 | – |
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ch c
Singspiel (IRE) |
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Took keen hold, held up in midfield, ridden and effort just over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out (vet said colt was lame) (op 14-1 tchd 16-1) | ||||||||||
3 | 812 | 74 | 67 | 69 | – |
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b f
Orpen (USA) |
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Towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, rallied under pressure over 1f out, plugged on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
3 | 91 | 77 | 68 | 69 | – | |||||
gr g
Cozzene (USA) |
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Led until 2f out, soon driven, weakened quickly entering final furlong (op 16-1) | ||||||||||
3 | 93 | 79 | 67 | 68 | – |
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ch f
Johannesburg (USA) |
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Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, beaten when short of room over 1f out (op 13-2 tchd 6-1) | ||||||||||
4 | 89 4 | 66 | 40 | 41 | – |
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b g
Val Royal (FR) |
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Took keen hold, chased leader until 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
4 | 89 t | 66 | 24 | 25 | – | |||||
bb c
Storm Cat (USA) |
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Soon pushed up to chase leading pair, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, well beaten and eased inside final furlong (tchd 9-2) | ||||||||||
- 12 ran Off time: 9:25:00 Winning time: 2m 6.96s (slow by 4.66s) Total SP: 110%
- Non-runners: Filigree Lace (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls), Shesha Bear (vet's certificate)
- Rule 4: Filigree Lace was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 6/1. Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction of 10p in the pound.
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1st owner:
Wood Hall Stud Limited (Ben Ami)
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2nd owner:
K Johnson & K Jessup (Cupid's Glory)
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3rd owner:
Timeform Betfair Racing Club Ltd (Golden Bishop)
- Tote win: £6.30 PL: £2 £2 £3.80 Ex: £26.90 CSF: £23.54 Tricast: £243.23
- Placepot: £225.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £99,450.67. 321.48 winning tickets.
- Quadpot: £27.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £8,292.26. 227.00 winning tickets.
- DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (48%) M [5-9] 88 (26%) H [10-14] 10 (26%)