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7:50 Chelmsford (AW) 11 Sep 2008

Groton Nursery

(Class 5) (0-70, 2yo) 5f Standard
1st £3,885.60 2nd £1,156.20 3rd £577.80 4th £288.60
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1 (7)  
2 810 t 59 37 62
b f Traditionally (USA) - Desert Palace (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, ridden to lead just over 1f out, edged left but ran on well, ridden out (op 9-2)
2 (4)
2 97 p 70 43 69
b f Choisir (AUS) - Ardent Lady (Alhaarth)
Bumped start, soon chasing leaders, ridden well over 2f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong (tchd 11-4)
3 (6) nk [1½]
2 78 p 50 22 47
b c Yes It's True (USA) - Clerical Etoile (ARG) (The Watcher)
Mid-division, ridden 3f out, edged left and ran on final furlong, never able to challenge (op 40-1)
4 (8) 1 [2½]
2 813 b 67 36 61
b g Kheleyf (USA) - Montana Lady (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Soon led at decent pace, ridden and headed just over 1f out, no extra (op 5-1)
5 (5) ¾ [3¼]
2 86 55 21 46
b f Auction House (USA) - Seren Teg (Timeless Times)
Went right start, chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again final furlong (op 7-1)
6 (1) ½ [3¾]
2 92 65 29 54
b f Monsieur Bond (IRE) - Chicago Bond (USA) (Real Quiet)
Squeezed out start, outpaced soon after, some late progress, never able to get on terms (op 16-1)
7 (3) ½ [4¼]
2 713 48 10 36
ch c Captain Rio - Alicedale (USA) (Trempolino)
Squeezed out start, always towards rear (jockey said colt suffered interference in running) (tchd 33-1)
8 (9) ½ [4¾]
2 93 66 26 52
b f Oasis Dream - Imperial Bailiwick (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Held up, ran wide on bend 3f out, never able to get on terms (op 9-1 tchd 7-1)
9 (2) nk [5]
2 813 62 21 47
b f Oasis Dream - My Lass (Elmaamul)
Soon pushed along, never pace to challenge, weakened final furlong (op 4-1)
  • 9 ran Off time: 7:54:00 Winning time: 1m 1.36s (slow by 3.56s) Total SP: 116%
  • Non-runners: Eilean Eeve (vet's certificate), Red Rosanna (self certificate)
  • 1st owner: P Cafferty (Pressed For Time) 1st breeder: Richard O' Hara
  • 2nd owner: Countrywide Racing (First Choice)
  • 3rd owner: J Sargeant (Clerical)
  • Tote win: £5.20 PL: £2 £1.80 £11.40 Ex: £24.20 CSF: £21.84 Tricast: £497.33
  • DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 13 (31%) M [4-6] 77 (34%) H [7-9] 60 (35%)
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