Full Result 7.20 Chelmsford (AW) | 16 October 2008

Castle Hedingham Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo) (1m5f66yds) 1m5½f 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⁽⁴⁾	4. Highland Homestead 13/2 Andrea Atzeni ⁷ Mark Hoad	Andrea Atzeni ⁷ Mark Hoad	3	88 6	61	–	69	–
b g Makbul - Highland Rossie (Pablond)
Held up in last pair, headway over 4f out, chased clear leader well over 2f out, closed steadily under pressure, switched right over 1f out, led final 100yds, stayed on (op 6-1 tchd 11-2)

2⁽³⁾ nk	5. Bruki (IRE) 7/2 Jimmy Quinn Marco Botti	Jimmy Quinn Marco Botti	3	90 tb	60	–	67	–
b f Captain Rio - Coup De Coeur (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Prominent in main group, closed over 4f out, led over 3f out, soon clear, ridden entering final furlong, headed final 100yds, one pace (op 3-1)

3⁽²⁾ 20 [20¼]	3. Opera De Luna 2/1F Darren Williams Derek Shaw	Darren Williams Derek Shaw	3	91	61	–	45	–
ch f Singspiel (IRE) - Villa Carlotta (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in main group, closed on leader over 4f out, went 2nd and ridden 3f out, soon beaten, poor 3rd and eased final furlong (op 11-4 tchd 3-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 6 [26¼]	6. Trinkila (USA) 11/4 Alan Munro Paul Cole	Alan Munro Paul Cole	3	813	59	–	27	–
b f Cat Thief (USA) - Que Belle (CAN) (Seattle Dancer)
Chased clear leader, niggled along 10f out, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out, well beaten after, tailed off (op 3-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 13 [39¼]	2. Greek Theatre (USA) 22/1 Jerry O'Dwyer Phil McEntee	Jerry O'Dwyer Phil McEntee	3	92	62	–	11	–
ch g Smoke Glacken (USA) - Theatre Flight (USA) (Theatrical)
Led and soon well clear, came back to field 4f out, headed over 3f out, immediately beaten, tailed off last 2f (op 20-1 tchd 25-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [40¼]	1. Emshabb 6/1 Liam Jones William Haggas	Liam Jones William Haggas	3	94 b¹	64	–	11	–
b f Singspiel (IRE) - Atamana (IRE) (Lahib)
Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, ridden over 4f out, lost touch over 3f out, tailed off last 2f (tchd 13-2)

6 ran Off time: 7:23:00 Winning time: 2m 54.38s (slow by 8.38s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Brick Farm Racing (Highland Homestead) 1st breeder: Rowcliffe Stud
2nd owner: Dioscuri Srl (Bruki)
3rd owner: Dr Anne E Ramkaran (Opera De Luna)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £4 £1.40 Ex: £34.20 CSF: £29.82

7:20 Chelmsford (AW) 16 Oct 2008

Castle Hedingham Handicap