Full Result 4.40 Nottingham | 16 October 2008

Oval Group Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo) (5f8yds) 5f Inner Good To 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⁽⁹⁾	6. Harlech Castle 11/2 Shane Kelly Paul Cole	Shane Kelly Paul Cole	3	90 b	71	69	78	–
b c Royal Applause - Ffestiniog (IRE) (Efisio)
Held up in touch, headway 2f out, switched right and ridden entering final furlong, kept on to lead near finish (op 9-2 tchd 6-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ ½	9. Nickel Silver 9/2 Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	Tom Eaves Bryan Smart	3	89	66	62	71	–
gr g Choisir (AUS) - Negligee (Night Shift)
Prominent, effort 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed and not quicken near finish (op 5-1 tchd 4-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [1¼]	3. Calmdownmate (IRE) 40/1 Andrew Elliott K R Burke	Andrew Elliott K R Burke	3	92	73	66	75	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Lady Digby (IRE) (Petorius)
Close up, ridden along 2f out, driven and every chance over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong (op 50-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [1¾]	2. Our Piccadilly (IRE) 4/1F David Probert ⁵ Stuart Kittow	David Probert ⁵ Stuart Kittow	3	812	74	66	75	–
b f Piccolo - Dilys (Efisio)
Close up, effort 2f out, soon ridden and every chance until driven and no extra well inside final furlong (op 7-2)

5⁽³⁾ nk [2]	5. Barraland 16/1 Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon	Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon	3	91	72	63	71	–
b g Compton Place - Dance Land (IRE) (Nordance)
Chased leaders, effort on outer 2f out, soon ridden and every chance until driven and one pace entering final furlong (op 20-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1 [3]	8. Cheshire Rose 14/1 Dean Heslop ⁷ David Barron	Dean Heslop ⁷ David Barron	3	84	68	55	64	–
ch f Bertolini (USA) - Merch Rhyd-Y-Grug (Sabrehill)
Midfield, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders entering final furlong, soon driven and kept on same pace (op 12-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [3¾]	11. Feeling Fresh (IRE) 10/1 Paul Quinn Paul Green	Paul Quinn Paul Green	3	87	64	48	57	–
b c Xaar - Oh'Cecilia (IRE) (Scenic)
Dwelt and squeezed out start, rear and reminders after 1f, headway 2f out, switched left and ridden entering final furlong, kept on, nearest finish (op 9-1 tchd 17-2)

8⁽²⁾ 1½ [5¼]	12. Helping Hand (IRE) 20/1 Hayley Turner Reg Hollinshead	Hayley Turner Reg Hollinshead	3	86	63	42	51	–
b g Lend A Hand - Cardinal Press (Sharrood)
In touch on outer, headway 2f out, soon ridden and chance until driven and weakened entering final furlong (op 33-1 tchd 18-1)

9⁽⁷⁾ nse [5¼]	13. Andrasta 33/1 Franny Norton Alan Berry	Franny Norton Alan Berry	3	84 4	61	39	49	–
b f Bertolini (USA) - Real Popcorn (IRE) (Jareer)
In touch, ridden along 2f out, soon no impression

10⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [7¾]	7. Bishopbriggs (USA) 7/1 Robert Winston S Parr	Robert Winston S Parr	3	813	70	39	49	–
ch g Victory Gallop (CAN) - Inny River (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon driven and weakened (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the ground) (op 14-1)

11⁽¹²⁾ ½ [8¼]	1. Rockfield Lodge (IRE) 9/1 Adam Kirby Mark Rimmer	Adam Kirby Mark Rimmer	3	94 b	75	42	52	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - La Belle Simone (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Chased leaders, switched left and ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten (op 8-1)

12⁽¹⁾ 1 [9¼]	10. Wavertree Princess (IRE) 50/1 James Doyle Nick Littmoden	James Doyle Nick Littmoden	3	88	65	29	38	–
gr f Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Blushing Queen (IRE) (Desert King)
Always towards rear (op 40-1)

13⁽¹³⁾ 6 [15¼]	4. Coachhouse Lady (USA) 16/1 Darryll Holland Kevin Ryan	Darryll Holland Kevin Ryan	3	92 b¹	73	13	25	–
b f Rahy (USA) - Secret Advice (USA) (Secreto)
Soon led on stands' rail, ridden along 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly and eased (jockey said filly hung right-handed) (op 12-1)

13 ran Off time: 4:41:00 Winning time: 1m 1.28s (slow by 3.98s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Elite Racing Club (Harlech Castle) 1st breeder: Elite Racing Club
2nd owner: M Barber (Nickel Silver)
3rd owner: Mrs Maura Gittins (Calmdownmate)
Tote win: £6 PL: £2 £1.60 £13.60 Ex: £24.20 CSF: £28.29 Tricast: £898.89
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 27 (22%) M [5-9] 77 (31%) H [10-13] 46 (47%)

4:40 Nottingham 16 Oct 2008

Oval Group Handicap