Full Result 2.40 Sandown | 21 August 2009

Furniture Village 20th Birthday Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (5f10yds) 5f Good To Firm

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	7. Step It Up (IRE) 7/4F Jack Mitchell ³ Jim Boyle	Jack Mitchell ³ Jim Boyle	5	89 6	63	74	76	–
ch g Daggers Drawn (USA) - Leitrim Lodge (IRE) (Classic Music)
Tracked leader, led over 3f out, pushed along final furlong, kept on well, readily (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in a place)

2⁽¹⁾ 1½	8. Chandika 10/1 Luke Morris Clive Cox	Luke Morris Clive Cox	3	85	58	62	65	–
b f Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Jitterbug (IRE) (Marju)
Chased leaders, went 2nd and switched left over 1f out then hung left, stayed on inside final furlong but never any chance with winner (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 2 [3½]	5. Solemn 100/30 David Probert Milton Bradley	David Probert Milton Bradley	4	92 b	67	64	67	–
b g Pivotal - Pious (Bishop Of Cashel)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong but never going pace to get near winner (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ nk [3¾]	1. Gentle Guru 10/1 Seb Sanders Richard Phillips	Seb Sanders Richard Phillips	5	99	74	70	73	–
b m Ishiguru (USA) - Soft Touch (IRE) (Petorius)
In rear, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong but never going pace to get into contention (op 8-1)

5⁽²⁾ ¾ [4½]	9. Reigning Monarch (USA) 50/1 Ross Atkinson ⁵ Zoe Davison	Ross Atkinson ⁵ Zoe Davison	6	81 2 6 b	57	50	53	–
b g Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) - Torros Straits (USA) (Boundary)
In rear, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong but never in contention

6⁽⁴⁾ nk [4¾]	3. Even Bolder 11/2 Steve Carson Eric Wheeler	Steve Carson Eric Wheeler	6	96	71	63	66	–
ch g Bold Edge - Level Pegging (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, edged left inside final furlong and soon beaten (jockey said gelding hung left) (op 15-2)

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5¼]	6. Sherjawy (IRE) 33/1 Kirsty Milczarek Zoe Davison	Kirsty Milczarek Zoe Davison	5	87 b	58	48	51	–
b g Diktat - Arruhan (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Led until headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

8⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [7¾]	2. Handsome Cross (IRE) 7/1 Chris Catlin Willie Musson	Chris Catlin Willie Musson	8	97	72	52	56	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Snap Crackle Pop (IRE) (Statoblest)
Always outpaced (op 5-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 1m 1.66s (slow by 1.96s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Cape Royal (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Vine Associates (Step It Up) 1st breeder: David Fitzgerald
2nd owner: B D H & R J H Preston (Chandika)
3rd owner: E A Hayward (Solemn)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £1.70 Ex: £15.30 CSF: £19.12 Tricast: £50.06

2:40 Sandown 21 Aug 2009

Furniture Village 20th Birthday Handicap