Full Result 4.30 Chelmsford (AW) | 28 August 2008

Willow Green Handicap

(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo) 1m Standard

1st £7,477.20 2nd £2,239.20 3rd £1,119.60 4th £560.40 5th £279.60 6th £140.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Slam 10/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	93	90	96	100	–
b c Beat Hollow - House Hunting (Zafonic)
Close up, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hard pressed, kept on gamely, all out (op 12-1)

2⁽³⁾ nk	3. Acrostic 9/1 Dane O'Neill Luca Cumani	Dane O'Neill Luca Cumani	3	93	90	95	99	–
ch g Tobougg (IRE) - Royal DreamI (Ardkinglass)
Slowly into stride, soon close up, ridden to challenge and wandered under pressure from over 1f out, every chance throughout final furlong, held final strides (op 7-1)

3⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [4¾]	5. Born Tobouggie (GER) 13/2 Ted Durcan Sir Henry Cecil	Ted Durcan Sir Henry Cecil	3	92	89	84	88	–
b f Tobougg (IRE) - Braissim (Dancing Brave)
Held up last, ridden over 2f out, hung left from 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, never able to mount challenge (op 6-1)

4⁽²⁾ 2¼ [7]	7. Once A Gulch (USA) 6/4F Seb Sanders Jeremy Noseda	Seb Sanders Jeremy Noseda	3	813	86	75	79	–
bb c Gulch (USA) - Once Around (CAN) (You And I)
Held up behind leaders, ridden and headway 3f out, disputed close 3rd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 9-4 tchd 5-2)

5⁽⁶⁾ 1 [8]	6. Mukhber 7/1 Richard Hills John Gosden	Richard Hills John Gosden	3	813 b¹	86	73	77	–
br g Anabaa (USA) - Tarbiyah (Singspiel)
Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 11-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 8 [16]	8. Always Ready 14/1 Liam Jones Clive Brittain	Liam Jones Clive Brittain	3	87 b	80	48	53	–
ch c Best Of The Bests (IRE) - Tahara (IRE) (Caerleon)
With leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out (jockey said colt hung left) (op 16-1)

7⁽⁵⁾ 20 [36]	2. Flawed Genius 9/2 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	96	93	9	20	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - TalentedI (Bustino)
Slowly into stride, held up behind leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon virtually pulled up (jokey said gelding lost its action)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [37¾]	1. Kal Barg 5/1 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	3	97	94	6	17	–
b g Medicean - Persian Air (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, virtually pulled up over 1f out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 9-2)

8 ran Off time: 4:34:00 Winning time: 1m 39.70s (slow by 4.20s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Slam) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
2nd owner: Leonidas Marinopoulos (Acrostic)
3rd owner: The Sticky Wicket Syndicate (Born Tobouggie)
Tote win: £11.70 PL: £3.60 £2.80 £2.40 Ex: £99.30 CSF: £104.28 Tricast: £651

4:30 Chelmsford (AW) 28 Aug 2008

Willow Green Handicap