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8:50 Kempton (AW) 1 Jul 2009

Ken Dixon 80th Birthday Handicap

(Class 6) (0-65, 3yo) (1m3f219yds) 1m4f Standard
1st £2,047.20 2nd £604.50 3rd £302.40

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (8)  
3 96 64 70 74
b c Redback - Banco Solo (Distant Relative)
Reminders soon after start, in touch in midfield, more reminders 4f out, progress when hampered over 2f out, hung right well over 1f out, sustained effort to lead just over 1f out, fought on well (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the colt has matured and was suited by the step up in trip.) (op 6-1 tchd 15-2)
2 (4) ½
3 95 63 69 72
ch g King's Best (USA) - Kindle (Selkirk)
Held up in last pair, good progress over 2f out and switched to inner, challenged just over 1f out, pressed winner hard final furlong, just held (op 9-2 tchd 13-2)
3 (13) 4 [4½]
3 87 b1 51 50 54
b g Hawkeye (IRE) - Baccara (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Soon led and clear at decent pace, breather 5f out, tried to kick on again well over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, faded (op 11-1 tchd 14-1)
4 (6) 9 [13½]
3 97 65 49 54
b f Fraam - Down The Valley (Kampala)
Chased leaders, went 3rd briefly over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out (op 7-1 tchd 5-1)
5 (1) 3 [16½]
3 93 61 40 45
b g Primo Valentino (IRE) - Jezadil (IRE) (Mujadil)
Held up behind leaders, progress on inner to go 2nd well over 2f out to over 1f out, weakened (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)
6 (7) ½ [17]
3 92 60 38 43
gr g Essence Of Dubai (USA) - Sofisticada (USA) (Northern Jove)
Started slowly, in last pair, pushed along soon after halfway, effort under pressure over 2f out, soon no danger (op 11-2)
7 (3) [18½]
3 812 56 32 37
ch f Grape Tree Road - Native Flair (Be My Native)
Held up towards rear on inner, ridden over 3f out, no real progress over 2f out, no danger after
8 (10) [22¼]
3 97 65 34 40
ch g Namid - Bint Alhaarth (IRE) (Alhaarth)
Held up towards rear, going well enough over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened tamely and rapidly (op 14-1 tchd 10-1)
9 (2) [24½]
3 94 62 27 33
bl g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Flying Kiss I (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 4f out to well over 2f out, wandered and weakened rapidly (jockey said gelding never travelled) (tchd 5-1)
10 (14) 5 [29½]
3 94 62 19 25
b g Selkirk (USA) - Southern Queen (Anabaa)
Tracked leading trio to 3f out, weakened rapidly under pressure
11 (5) 7 [36½]
3 812 56 8
b f Milan - Emilia Romagna (GER) (Acatenango)
Chased leader to over 4f out, weakened rapidly 3f out, soon well behind (tchd 50-1)
  • 11 ran Off time: 8:51:00 Winning time: 2m 36.26s (slow by 5.16s) Total SP: 118%
  • Non-runners: Extracurricular (self certificate), Mekong Miss (self certificate), Screaming Brave (vet's certificate)
  • 1st owner: P Brosnan (The Last Don) 1st breeder: Tally-Ho Stud
  • 2nd owner: Andrew & Julia Turner (Incendo)
  • 3rd owner: George Houghton (Royal Max)
  • Tote win: £9.50 PL: £3.10 £1.90 £2 Ex: £44.80 CSF: £35.17 Tricast: £284.47
  • DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 52 (41%) M [5-7] 44 (29%) H [8-14] 54 (30%)
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