Full Result 5.25 Sandown | 30 August 2008

Variety Club Amateur Derby (A Handicap For Gentleman Amateur Riders)

(Class 5) (0-75, 4yo+) (1m1f209yds) 1m2f Good

1st £6,246 2nd £1,937 3rd £968 4th £484

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	6. Dragon Slayer (IRE) 12/1 Mr S Dobson John Harris	Mr S Dobson John Harris	6	115	69	79	79	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Arandora Star (USA) (Sagace)
Mid-division, headway 3f out, soon hard driven, 4 lengths down approaching final furlong but stayed on gamely to lead last stride

2⁽¹²⁾ nse	7. Wee Charlie Castle (IRE) 3/1F Mr Simon Walker G C H Chung	Mr Simon Walker G C H Chung	5	114	68	77	77	–
b g Sinndar (IRE) - Seasonal Blossom (IRE) (Fairy King)
Chased leaders, led 2f out, driven 4 lengths clear 1f out, weakened and caught last stride (op 9-2)

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [2]	3. Potentiale (IRE) 10/1 Mr J Deletombe J W Hills	Mr J Deletombe J W Hills	4	118 p	72	78	78	–
ch g Singspiel (IRE) - No Frills (IRE) (Darshaan)
In rear, still plenty to do when pushed along 3f out, stayed on well from over 1f out and closing on leaders near finish (op 8-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	1. Roodolph 8/1 Mr Loek Van Der Ham Eve Johnson Houghton	Mr Loek Van Der Ham Eve Johnson Houghton	4	1110	74	76	76	–
ch g Primo Valentino (IRE) - Roo (Rudimentary)
In rear, headway from 3f out and soon ridden, kept on final furlong but not reach leaders

5⁽⁹⁾ 4 [7¾]	9. Bavarica 12/1 Mr D MacAuley Julia Feilden	Mr D MacAuley Julia Feilden	6	112	66	60	60	–
b m Dansili - Blue Gentian (USA) (Known Fact)
In rear until headway 3f out, kept on final 2f, not reach leaders (op 14-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 5 [12¾]	10. Prime Number (IRE) 15/2 Mr Ben Brisbourne John Akehurst	Mr Ben Brisbourne John Akehurst	6	111	65	49	49	–
gr g King's Best (USA) - Majinskaya (FR) (Marignan)
In rear until stayed on final 3f, not reach leaders (op 9-1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ nk [13]	4. Western Roots 7/2 Mr O Greenall Andrew Balding	Mr O Greenall Andrew Balding	7	116	70	54	53	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Chrysalis (Soviet Star)
Chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 4-1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ 3 [16]	13. Megalala (IRE) 10/1 Mr P Collington John Bridger	Mr P Collington John Bridger	7	106	56	34	33	–
b g Petardia - Avionne (Derrylin)
Led until headed over 3f out, soon beaten (op 8-1)

9⁽³⁾ 5 [21]	5. Robert The Brave 14/1 Charlie Wallis Paul Webber	Charlie Wallis Paul Webber	4	116	70	37	37	–
b g Primo Valentino (IRE) - Sandicliffe (USA) (Imp Society)
Towards rear, headway into mid-division halfway, ridden and no chance from 3f out (op 10-1)

10⁽⁸⁾ ½ [21½]	12. Twist Bookie (IRE) 16/1 Ian Popham Shaun Lycett	Ian Popham Shaun Lycett	8	106	56	22	22	–
br g Perugino (USA) - Twist Scarlett (GER) (Lagunas)
Chased leaders to 3f out

11⁽⁶⁾ 13 [34½]	2. Mount Usher 33/1 Mr N Pearce M J Gingell	Mr N Pearce M J Gingell	6	118	72	11	12	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - Division Bell (Warning)
Slowly away, always in rear (op 50-1)

12⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [35¼]	11. Cormorant Wharf (IRE) 25/1 Mr David Turner Ted Powell	Mr David Turner Ted Powell	8	1013 p	63	–	2	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Mercy Bien (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten (tchd 28-1)

12 ran Off time: 5:26:00 Winning time: 2m 10.26s (slow by 3.26s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Cosmic Messenger (unsuitable ground), Night Orbit (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Carl Would (Dragon Slayer) 1st breeder: Arandora Star Syndicate
2nd owner: The Maybe This Time Partnership (Wee Charlie Castle)
3rd owner: J W Hills (Potentiale)
Tote win: £16.50 PL: £3.80 £1.50 £3.30 Ex: £68.50 CSF: £49.72 Tricast: £393.08
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £793.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £153,794.97. 141.55 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £14.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £8,743.70. 449.30 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 3-6] 42 (24%) M [7-10] 60 (27%) H [11-14] 48 (49%)

5:25 Sandown 30 Aug 2008

Variety Club Amateur Derby (A Handicap For Gentleman Amateur Riders)