Full Result 7.35 Chepstow | 11 July 2008

John Smith's Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) (1m14yds) 1m Soft

1st £3,238 2nd £963.50 3rd £481.50 4th £240.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	10. Libre 11/1 Paul Fitzsimons F Jordan	Paul Fitzsimons F Jordan	8	90	55	65	64	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Premier Blues (FR) (Law Society)
Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, edged right and led well inside final furlong, ran on (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 and 10-1)

2⁽³⁾ ½	5. Lordship (IRE) 9/1 James Millman ³ Tony Carroll	James Millman ³ Tony Carroll	4	96	64	73	72	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Rahika Rose (Unfuwain)
Held up in touch, led well over 2f out, ridden just over 1f out, headed and edged right well inside final furlong, ran on (op 10-1 tchd 8-1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [1]	8. Dancing Storm 2/1F Fergus Sweeney Stuart Kittow	Fergus Sweeney Stuart Kittow	5	98	63	71	70	–
b m Trans Island - Stormswell (Persian Bold)
Always prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, carried right and not quicken well inside final furlong (tchd 9-4)

4⁽⁶⁾ 2¼ [3¼]	7. Ermine Grey 13/2 Mark Coumbe ⁵ Tony Carroll	Mark Coumbe ⁵ Tony Carroll	7	94 6	64	66	66	–
gr g Wolfhound (USA) - Impulsive Decision (IRE) (Nomination)
Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, headway final 2f, not reach leaders (tchd 6-1 and 7-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [6]	2. Memphis Man 9/2 Richard Evans ⁵ David Evans	Richard Evans ⁵ David Evans	5	99	69	65	64	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Something Blue (Petong)
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway 3f out, no impression final 2f (op 6-1 tchd 7-2)

6⁽²⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	6. Hits Only Cash 12/1 Simon Pearce ⁷ Jeff Pearce	Simon Pearce ⁷ Jeff Pearce	6	92 p	64	57	56	–
b g Inchinor - Persian Blue (Persian Bold)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no further progress final furlong (op 11-1 tchd 10-1 and 16-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [8½]	4. Indian Edge 17/2 Jack Dean ⁵ Bryn Palling	Jack Dean ⁵ Bryn Palling	7	95	65	55	55	–
ch g Indian Rocket - Beveled Edge (Beveled)
Led over 5f, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out (op 10-1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 4 [12½]	3. Addiena 14/1 Cathy Gannon Bryn Palling	Cathy Gannon Bryn Palling	4	911	66	47	46	–
b f Golan (IRE) - Nurse Goodbody I (USA) (Personal Hope)
Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 16-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ shd [12½]	11. Queen Excalibur 22/1 David Probert ⁷ C Roberts	David Probert ⁷ C Roberts	9	86 p	54	35	34	–
ch m Sabrehill (USA) - Blue Room (Gorytus)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 16-1)

10⁽⁷⁾ 6 [18½]	1. Very Well Red 28/1 William Carson ⁷ Peter Hiatt	William Carson ⁷ Peter Hiatt	5	97	69	35	35	–
b m First Trump - Little Scarlett (Mazilier)
Prominent until ridden and weakening when edged left over 2f out (op 20-1)

11⁽⁵⁾ 27 [45½]	9. Tinnarinka 28/1 Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr	Pat Dobbs Richard Hannon Snr	4	98 b	63	–	–	–
ch f Observatory (USA) - Dancing Fire (USA) (Dayjur)
Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling, tailed off (jockey said filly was unsuited by the soft ground) (op 20-1 tchd 33-1)

11 ran Off time: 7:38:00 Winning time: 1m 38.67s (slow by 7.17s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: On The Up Partnership (Libre) 1st breeder: J C S Wilson Bloodstock
2nd owner: Group 1 Racing (1994) Ltd (Lordship)
3rd owner: The Quintet Partnership (Dancing Storm)
Tote win: £12 PL: £2.20 £3.80 £1.50 Ex: £50.80 CSF: £105.11 Tricast: £284.96
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 85 (37%) M [5-7] 32 (17%) H [8-11] 33 (46%)

7:35 Chepstow 11 Jul 2008

John Smith's Handicap