Full Result 2.15 Sandown | 1 September 2012

Piper Heidsieck Champagne Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (5f10yds) 5f Good To Firm

1st £8,092.50 2nd £2,423.20 3rd £1,211.60 4th £605.80 5th £302.90 6th £152.10

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	9. Edge Closer 5/1 Pat Dobbs Tony Carroll	Pat Dobbs Tony Carroll	8	813	87	82	100	–
b g Bold Edge - Blue Goddess (IRE) (Blues Traveller)
Held up in touch in midfield, effort and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, clear and in command inside final furlong, pushed out, comfortably (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

2⁽³⁾ 2¼	1. Face The Problem (IRE) 9/2F Kieren Fallon Jamie Osborne	Kieren Fallon Jamie Osborne	4	97	95	82	100	–
b g Johannesburg (USA) - Foofaraw (USA) (Cherokee Run)
Held up towards rear, stuck behind a wall of horses 2f out, headway to chase leaders and not clear run just inside final furlong, switched left final 100yds and headway to chase winner well inside final furlong, ran on (op 11-2)

3⁽²⁾ ¾ [3]	7. Kyleakin Lass 6/1 Richard Hughes Ian Wood	Richard Hughes Ian Wood	3	813	88	72	94	–
b f Kyllachy - Local Fancy (Bahamian Bounty)
Held up towards rear, headway against far rail 2f out, not enough room from just over 1f out until squeezed through gap well inside final furlong, kept on, no threat to winner (op 7-1)

4⁽¹²⁾ 1 [4]	6. Ajjaadd (USA) 14/1 William Buick Ted Powell	William Buick Ted Powell	6	90 p	88	69	87	–
b g Elusive Quality (USA) - Millstream (USA) (Dayjur)
Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, chased winner just inside final furlong, stayed on same pace and lost 2 places well inside final furlong (op 11-1 tchd 10-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4½]	2. West Coast Dream 16/1 Ian Mongan Roy Brotherton	Ian Mongan Roy Brotherton	5	92	90	69	87	–
b g Oasis Dream - Californie (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Led, ridden well over 1f out, headed and no extra 1f out, weakened final 75yds (op 20-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [5¼]	14. Arctic Lynx (IRE) 16/1 Hayley Turner John Best	Hayley Turner John Best	5	88	82	58	76	–
b g One Cool Cat (USA) - Baldemara (FR) (Sanglamore)
Steadied and switched right after start, behind, headway over 1f out, staying on well when not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, going on finish but never troubled leaders

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [6]	3. Silvanus (IRE) 20/1 Paul Hanagan Paul Midgley	Paul Hanagan Paul Midgley	7	91	89	62	84	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Mala Mala (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Taken down early, held up in touch, headway to chase leaders and travelling well enough when not clear run over 1f out until well inside final furlong, never able to challenge (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run) (tchd 25-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 1 [7]	10. The Thrill Is Gone 8/1 Charles Bishop ⁵ Mick Channon	Charles Bishop ⁵ Mick Channon	4	87	86	56	74	–
ch f Bahamian Bounty - Licence To Thrill (Wolfhound)
With leader, ridden and still every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken and beaten 1f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong, faded towards finish (op 7-1)

9⁽¹¹⁾ nse [7]	11. Rowe Park 28/1 Saleem Golam Linda Jewell	Saleem Golam Linda Jewell	9	811 p	85	55	73	–
b g Dancing Spree (USA) - Magic Legs (Reprimand)
In touch in midfield, driven 2f out, no impression and stayed on same pace from over 1f out (op 25-1)

10⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [9½]	8. Solemn 20/1 Luke Morris Milton Bradley	Luke Morris Milton Bradley	7	813 b	87	47	66	–
b g Pivotal - Pious (Bishop Of Cashel)
In touch in midfield, struggling under pressure halfway, lost place and no threat to leaders from over 1f out (op 16-1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [9¾]	15. Diamond Charlie (IRE) 66/1 Simon Pearce ³ Simon Dow	Simon Pearce ³ Simon Dow	4	84 1	81	40	59	–
br g Diamond Green (FR) - Rosy Lydgate (Last Tycoon)
In touch in midfield, ridden entering final 2f, soon outpaced and weakened just over 1f out

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [11]	12. Soap Wars 25/1 Michael Hills Hugo Palmer	Michael Hills Hugo Palmer	7	810	84	39	58	–
b g Acclamation - Gooseberry Pie (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon struggling and beaten, weakened inside final furlong

13⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [11¾]	4. Catfish (IRE) 6/1 Mickael Barzalona Brian Meehan	Mickael Barzalona Brian Meehan	4	91	89	41	60	–
bb f One Cool Cat (USA) - Castellane (FR) (Danehill)
Taken down early, in touch, ridden entering final 2f, soon struggling and beaten over 1f out, weakened final furlong (tchd 15-2 in a place)

14⁽⁵⁾ ½ [12¼]	5. Piscean (USA) 16/1 Ryan Clark ³ Tom Keddy	Ryan Clark ³ Tom Keddy	7	811 b	88	38	57	–
bb g Stravinsky (USA) - Navasha I (USA) (Woodman)
Slowly into stride, soon detached in last and under pressure over 3f out, never dangerous (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 12-1)

14 ran Off time: 2:17:00 Winning time: 1m 0.36s (slow by 0.56s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Jarrow (self certificate)
1st owner: Godfrey Wilson (Edge Closer) 1st breeder: Caroline Wilson
2nd owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Face The Problem)
3rd owner: C R Lambourne, M Forbes, D Losse (Kyleakin Lass)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.80 £2.10 £2.30 Ex: £29.80 CSF: £24.87 Tricast: £124.32 Trifecta: £50.90 Pool: £1,110.35 - 16.13 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 83 (52%) M [6-9] 42 (31%) H [10-14] 25 (17%)

2:15 Sandown 1 Sep 2012

Piper Heidsieck Champagne Handicap