Full Result 8.50 Chelmsford (AW) | 13 November 2008

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(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) 1m Standard

1st £5,180.80 2nd £1,541.60 3rd £770.40 4th £384.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	6. Mahadee (IRE) 9/4F Jamie Spencer Clive Brittain	Jamie Spencer Clive Brittain	3	813 b	80	78	95	–
br c Cape Cross (IRE) - Rafiya (Halling)
Held up well in touch, chased leader 2f out, soon every chance, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon clear, easily (op 3-1 tchd 10-3 in places)

2⁽⁴⁾ 3½	7. Premier Danseur (IRE) 16/1 Robert Winston Mark Johnston	Robert Winston Mark Johnston	3	813	80	70	85	–
b c Noverre (USA) - Destiny Dance (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner

3⁽⁹⁾ nk [3¾]	1. Abbondanza (IRE) 10/1 Dane O'Neill Linda Perratt	Dane O'Neill Linda Perratt	5	96 p	85	75	89	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Ninth Wonder (USA) (Forty Niner)
Chased leader after 1f, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, no chance with winner after, lost 2nd towards finish (op 7-1)

4⁽²⁾ 1½ [5¼]	12. Palmerin 9/2 Eddie Ahern Richard Hannon Snr	Eddie Ahern Richard Hannon Snr	3	811	78	64	79	–
b c Oasis Dream - Armorique (IRE) (Top Ville)
Held up towards rear, effort and ridden 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure after (tchd 4-1)

5⁽³⁾ 1¼ [6½]	13. Obezyana (USA) 4/1 Micky Fenton Alan Bailey	Micky Fenton Alan Bailey	6	87	72	55	70	–
ch g Rahy (USA) - Polish Treaty (USA) (Danzig)
Short of room and switched left soon after start, held up in last, effort on outer over 2f out, never troubled leaders (jockey said gelding was hampered leaving stalls; vet said after routine testing after race he found the gelding showing signs of set fast.) (op 13-2)

6⁽¹⁾ nse [6½]	5. Resplendent Nova 12/1 Jimmy Quinn Paul Howling	Jimmy Quinn Paul Howling	6	90	79	62	77	–
b g Pivotal - Santiburi Girl (Casteddu)
Held up in rear, effort on inner well over 1f out, kept on past beaten horses but never troubled leaders

7⁽⁷⁾ 2¾ [9¼]	8. Bold Marc (IRE) 11/1 Darren Williams K R Burke	Darren Williams K R Burke	6	813	78	54	70	–
b g Bold Fact (USA) - Zara's Birthday (IRE) (Waajib)
Led for 1f, steadily lost place and dropped to midfield, ridden over 2f out, no headway from well over 1f out (op 8-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 2 [11¼]	3. Prince Of Thebes (IRE) 15/2 Paul Doe Michael Attwater	Paul Doe Michael Attwater	7	91	80	51	67	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Persian Walk (FR) (Persian Bold)
Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

9⁽¹³⁾ 6 [17¼]	9. King's Ransom 14/1 Darryll Holland Steve Gollings	Darryll Holland Steve Gollings	5	812	77	34	50	–
b g Daylami (IRE) - Luana (Shaadi)
Led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, well behind and eased inside final furlong (tchd 16-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 4 [21¼]	10. Super Frank (IRE) 33/1 Nicol Polli ⁵ John Akehurst	Nicol Polli ⁵ John Akehurst	5	87	77	24	41	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Lady Joshua (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Raced on outer in midfield, ridden and struggling 3f out, well behind final furlong

10 ran Off time: 8:51:00 Winning time: 1m 39.36s (slow by 3.86s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Andorn (travel problems), Den's Gift (self certificate), Tayyab (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Saeed Manana (Mahadee) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Premier Danseur)
3rd owner: Joseph Leckie & Sons Ltd (Abbondanza)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.80 £2.70 £2.10 Ex: £80.10 CSF: £44.52 Tricast: £321.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 55 (38%) M [4-7] 28 (24%) H [8-13] 67 (38%)

8:50 Chelmsford (AW) 13 Nov 2008

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