Full Result 8.10 Chepstow | 2 July 2008

John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 4yo+) (1m4f23yds) 1m4f OMS Good To Firm

1st £2,428.49 2nd £722.62 3rd £361.13 4th £180.38

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	12. Soviet Sceptre (IRE) 9/1 Fergus Sweeney Tim Vaughan	Fergus Sweeney Tim Vaughan	7	89 tp	53	33	62	–
ch g Soviet Star (USA) - Princess Sceptre (Cadeaux Genereux)
Slowly into stride, held up and behind, steady headway 4f out, not clear run and switched right over 2f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ran on (op 13-2)

2⁽⁷⁾ ½	6. Greenwich Village 5/1F Paul Doe William Knight	Paul Doe William Knight	5	94	62	41	70	–
b g Mtoto - D'Azy (Persian Bold)
Led, ridden and headed 2f out, led 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong (tchd 4-1)

3⁽¹⁾ 2 [2½]	15. Sonnengold (GER) 20/1 Luke Morris ³ Bernard Llewellyn	Luke Morris ³ Bernard Llewellyn	7	83	50	26	55	–
bb m Java Gold (USA) - Standing Ovation (ITY) (Law Society)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd last strides

4⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [2¾]	9. Floodlight Fantasy 6/1 Barry McHugh ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	Barry McHugh ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	5	85 b	56	31	60	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Glamadour (IRE) (Sanglamore)
Held up in touch, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

5⁽¹²⁾ hd [3]	13. Awash (USA) 11/1 Paul Fitzsimons D Broad	Paul Fitzsimons D Broad	6	87 p	51	26	55	–
ch g Coronado's Quest (USA) - All At Sea (USA) (Riverman)
Held up in touch, joined leader going well over 3f out, shaken up to lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no extra towards finish (op 9-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 2¾ [5¾]	14. Capistrano 25/1 Paul Eddery Gavin Blake	Paul Eddery Gavin Blake	5	86 b	50	20	50	–
b g Efisio - Washita (Valiyar)
Held up and behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never troubled leaders (op 20-1 tchd 28-1)

7⁽²⁾ nk [6]	7. Bob's Your Uncle 6/1 James Doyle Jonathan Portman	James Doyle Jonathan Portman	5	813	57	27	56	–
br g Zilzal (USA) - Bob's Princess (Bob's Return)
Slowly into stride, soon held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out (op 13-2 tchd 5-1)

8⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [7]	3. Pretty Demanding (IRE) 12/1 Dominic Fox ³ Michael Quinlan	Dominic Fox ³ Michael Quinlan	4	94	65	33	63	–
b f Night Shift (USA) - Absolute Glee (USA) (Kenmare)
Slowly into stride, held up and behind, some headway when not clear run over 2f out, no danger after (op 14-1 tchd 11-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ shd [7¼]	17. My Legal Eagle (IRE) 33/1 Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Edward Bevan	Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Edward Bevan	14	713 2	48	16	45	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Majestic Nurse (On Your Mark)
Held up and behind, some headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 6 [13¼]	16. Summer Bounty 14/1 William Buick F Jordan	William Buick F Jordan	12	84	48	6	36	–
b g Lugana Beach - Tender Moment (IRE) (Caerleon)
Started slowly, always behind (op 22-1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [13¾]	1. Master At Arms 8/1 Steve Drowne Mark Loughnane	Steve Drowne Mark Loughnane	5	97	65	22	52	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - L'Ideale (USA) (Alysheba)
Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 4½ [18¼]	8. Resplendent Star (IRE) 66/1 Vince Slattery Laura Young	Vince Slattery Laura Young	11	813 tb	57	7	37	–
b g Northern Baby (CAN) - Whitethroat (Artaius)
Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened (op 40-1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [20]	10. Triple Bluff 25/1 Hadden Frost ⁵ Jimmy Frost	Hadden Frost ⁵ Jimmy Frost	5	810 3	59	6	36	–
b g Medicean - Trinity Reef (Bustino)
Held up in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, behind final 2f (op 33-1)

14⁽³⁾ 1½ [21½]	4. Le Corvee (IRE) 8/1 Richard Hughes Tony Carroll	Richard Hughes Tony Carroll	6	97	65	9	40	–
b g Rossini (USA) - Elupa (IRE) (Mtoto)
Held up in mid-division, eased and virtually pulled up inside final furlong, reins snapped (op 10-1)

15⁽⁸⁾ 14 [35½]	11. Out Of This Way 50/1 Cathy Gannon Nikki Evans	Cathy Gannon Nikki Evans	5	810	54	–	6	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Pirouette I (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leader to 4f out, ridden and weakened 3f out (op 33-1)

15 ran Off time: 8:12:00 Winning time: 2m 37.24s (slow by 5.74s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Act Three (unsuitable ground), Channel Crossing (self certificate)
1st owner: The Welsh Valleys Syndicate (Soviet Sceptre) 1st breeder: Barnane Stud
2nd owner: Roddy Duff (Greenwich Village)
3rd owner: B J Llewellyn (Sonnengold)
Tote win: £10 PL: £3.30 £2.80 £5.70 Ex: £77.50 CSF: £48.70 Tricast: £892
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 65 (36%) M [6-11] 52 (31%) H [12-17] 33 (33%)

8:10 Chepstow 2 Jul 2008

John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap