Full Result 2.40 Sandown | 4 July 2009

Coral Challenge (Heritage Handicap)

(Class 2) (3yo+) (1m14yds) 1m OMS Good

1st £62,310 2nd £18,660 3rd £9,330 4th £4,670 5th £2,330 6th £1,170

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	9. Acrostic 7/1 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Luca Cumani	Christophe-Patrice Lemaire Luca Cumani	4	90	94	90	106	–
ch g Tobougg (IRE) - Royal DreamI (Ardkinglass)
Held up in 10th, progress on outer over 2f out, chased leader well over 1f out, edged right but closed and upsides 100yds out, led last strides (op 15-2 tchd 8-1 in places)

2⁽⁶⁾ hd	12. Crackdown (IRE) 10/1 Neil Callan Mark Johnston	Neil Callan Mark Johnston	3	88	97	91	107	–
b g Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Whitefoot (Be My Chief)
Took keen hold early, led at decent pace, kicked on 2f out, driven and joined 100yds out, battled on well, headed last strides (tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)

3⁽¹²⁾ 2 [2¼]	14. Mirrored 9/2F Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	87 1	96	85	101	–
b c Dansili - Reflections (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in last quartet, ridden on outer over 2f out, progress over 1f out, ran on to take 3rd inside final furlong (op 5-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [3¼]	7. Huzzah (IRE) 17/2 Jimmy Fortune B W Hills	Jimmy Fortune B W Hills	4	95	99	88	104	–
b c Acclamation - Borders Belle (IRE) (Pursuit Of Love)
Always in leading quartet, ridden to chase leader briefly 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [4]	3. Alfathaa 7/1 Richard Hills William Haggas	Richard Hills William Haggas	4	98	102	89	105	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Arctic Char (Polar Falcon)
Steadied start, held up in last pair, still there 2f out, taken to outer and progress over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish (op 13-2 tchd 11-2)

6⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	16. Roman Republic (FR) 6/1 Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	Royston Ffrench Mark Johnston	3	82	91	73	89	–
br g Cape Cross (IRE) - Mare Nostrum (Caerleon)
Dwelt, held up in last pair, taken to outer and ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, nearest finish (op 15-2)

7⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¼ [6½]	6. Extraterrestrial 16/1 Frederik Tylicki ³ Richard Fahey	Frederik Tylicki ³ Richard Fahey	5	92	99	80	96	–
b g Mind Games - Expectation (IRE) (Night Shift)
Held up in about 12th and raced wide, progress on outer well over 2f out, disputed 3rd over 1f out, weakened final furlong

8⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	1. Smokey Oakey (IRE) 50/1 Tom Queally Mark H Tompkins	Tom Queally Mark H Tompkins	5	910	104	82	98	–
b g Tendulkar (USA) - Veronica (Persian Bold)
Dwelt, settled in 9th, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders well over 1f out, plugged on same pace

9⁽⁵⁾ shd [7¾]	11. Willow Dancer (IRE) 25/1 Ted Durcan Walter Swinburn	Ted Durcan Walter Swinburn	5	810 p	90	68	84	–
ch g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Willowbridge (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
Chased leaders in 7th, lost place from 3f out and well in rear 2f out, shaken up and some progress over 1f out, no headway after

10⁽¹⁷⁾ nk [8]	10. Ellemujie 16/1 Richard Hughes Dean Ivory	Richard Hughes Dean Ivory	4	812	92	69	87	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Jennelle (Nomination)
Raced alone on wide outside 1st 2f, chasing leaders in 8th after 3f, ridden over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, eased inside final furlong (op 20-1)

11⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [9½]	15. Opera Prince 33/1 Chris Catlin Sylvester Kirk	Chris Catlin Sylvester Kirk	4	85	85	59	75	–
b g Kyllachy - Optaria (Song)
Always about same place on inner, shaken up and no progress over 2f out

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 3½ [13]	13. Tanto Faz (IRE) 20/1 Liam Jones William Haggas	Liam Jones William Haggas	4	87	87	52	69	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Sharakawa (IRE) (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out (op 25-1)

13⁽⁸⁾ nk [13½]	5. Ace Of Hearts 16/1 Jack Mitchell ³ Chris Wall	Jack Mitchell ³ Chris Wall	10	92	99	64	80	–
b g Magic Ring I (IRE) - Lonely Heart (Midyan)
Reluctant to go to post, prominent in about 5th, under pressure 3f out, weakened from 2f out (tchd 14-1 and 20-1 in places)

14⁽³⁾ 1¼ [14¾]	2. Blythe Knight (IRE) 25/1 Graham Gibbons John Quinn	Graham Gibbons John Quinn	9	98	102	64	80	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Blushing Barada (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Tracked leaders on inner in about 6th, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, beaten over 1f out

15⁽²⁾ 1 [15¾]	4. We'll Come 10/1 Darryll Holland Michael Jarvis	Darryll Holland Michael Jarvis	5	96 b	100	59	76	–
b g Elnadim (USA) - Off The Blocks (Salse)
Held up in last trio, pushed along and no response on inner well over 2f out, never a factor (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (op 9-1 tchd 17-2)

16⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [16½]	17. Millfields Dreams 100/1 Luke Morris Giles Bravery	Luke Morris Giles Bravery	10	80 2 6 p	80	37	54	–
b g Dreams End - Millfields Lady (Sayf El Arab)
Chased leading pair, ridden 3f out, soon lost place and struggling

16 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 1m 40.21s (slow by 0.71s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Perfect Star (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Leonidas Marinopoulos (Acrostic) 1st breeder: Mrs B A Matthews
2nd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Crackdown)
3rd owner: K Abdullah (Mirrored)
Tote win: £8.80 PL: £2.50 £2.90 £1.70 Ex: £96.70 CSF: £70.07 Tricast: £370.17 Trifecta: £756.90 Pool: £22,298 - 21.80 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 34 (25%) M [6-12] 58 (40%) H [13-17] 58 (35%)

2:40 Sandown 4 Jul 2009

Coral Challenge (Heritage Handicap)