Full Result 8.50 Chester | 26 June 2009

Trafford Centre Midsummer Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (7f1yds) 7f Good To Firm

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	9. Desert Dreamer (IRE) 14/1 Richard Evans ⁵ David Evans	Richard Evans ⁵ David Evans	8	88	75	81	85	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Follow That Dream (Darshaan)
Slowly into stride, held up, not clear run 2f out, headway when not clear run again over 1f out, soon switched left, strong run to lead final 75yds, well on top at finish (op 9-1)

2⁽²⁾ 1½	3. Gallantry 11/1 Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Paul Howling	Michael Metcalfe ⁵ Paul Howling	7	92	83	85	89	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Gay Gallanta (USA) (Woodman)
Midfield, headway over 2f out, ridden to take narrow lead over 1f out, edged slightly right inside final furlong, headed 75yds out, held by winner after (op 9-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1 [2½]	10. Fiefdom (IRE) 20/1 Paddy Mathers Ian McInnes	Paddy Mathers Ian McInnes	7	812	74	74	77	–
br g Singspiel (IRE) - Chiquita Linda (IRE) (Mujadil)
Midfield, ridden 3f out, effort and headway 2f out, burst through gap to challenge strongly over 1f out, no extra towards finish (op 18-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ ½ [3]	8. Dingaan (IRE) 8/1 William Buick Andrew Balding	William Buick Andrew Balding	6	90 p	76	74	78	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Boughtbyphone (Warning)
Held up, headway on wide outside well over 1f out, carried head awkwardly, ran on inside final furlong, going on at finish (op 15-2 tchd 7-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¾]	7. Zomerlust 6/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	7	91	77	73	77	–
b g Josr Algarhoud (IRE) - Passiflora (Night Shift)
In touch, ridden over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace of leaders (op 8-1)

6⁽⁹⁾ 2 [5¾]	4. Methaaly (IRE) 14/1 Franny Norton Michael Mullineaux	Franny Norton Michael Mullineaux	6	94 eb	80	71	74	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Santorini I (USA) (Spinning World)
Held up, pushed along over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge (op 11-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [7]	2. Billy Dane (IRE) 10/1 Liam Jones Barry Murtagh	Liam Jones Barry Murtagh	5	99	85	73	76	–
b g Fayruz - Lomalou (IRE) (Lightning Dealer)
With leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (tchd 12-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [7¼]	6. Parisian Dream 28/1 Robert Havlin Tim Pitt	Robert Havlin Tim Pitt	5	92	78	65	68	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - Boojum (Mujtahid)
Held up, pushed along 3f out, never able to get on terms (op 25-1)

9⁽³⁾ 1½ [8¾]	5. Gift Horse I 17/2 Cathy Gannon David Evans	Cathy Gannon David Evans	9	92 p	78	61	64	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Careful Dancer (Gorytus)
Led, pushed along and headed 3f out, continued to challenge under pressure until weakened over 1f out (tchd 8-1 and 9-1)

10⁽¹⁾ 14 [22¾]	1. Brassini 5/4F Tom McLaughlin Rod Millman	Tom McLaughlin Rod Millman	4	99	85	30	33	–
gr g Bertolini (USA) - Silver Spell (Aragon)
Tracked leaders, effort to challenge on outside over 2f out, eased quickly over 1f out, dropped away (op 7-4)

10 ran Off time: 8:50:00 Winning time: 1m 24.28s (slow by 0.18s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: R Piff (Desert Dreamer) 1st breeder: Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd
2nd owner: The Circle Bloodstock I Limited (Gallantry)
3rd owner: Stephen Hackney (Fiefdom)
Tote win: £14.90 PL: £3.10 £2.90 £5.40 Ex: £302.80 CSF: £161.53 Tricast: £3,135.83
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 33 (53%) M [4-7] 81 (29%) H [8-10] 36 (18%)

8:50 Chester 26 Jun 2009

Trafford Centre Midsummer Handicap