Full Result 8.40 Chepstow | 2 July 2008

John Smith's "No Nonsense" Racing Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (1m14yds) 1m Good To Firm

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⁽⁸⁾	7. Ermine Grey 9/1 Kirsty Milczarek ³ Tony Carroll	Kirsty Milczarek ³ Tony Carroll	7	810	58	66	66	–
gr g Wolfhound (USA) - Impulsive Decision (IRE) (Nomination)
Slipped leaving stalls, held up and soon detached in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, led near finish, ran on (op 7-1 tchd 13-2)

2⁽⁵⁾ hd	4. Yathreb (USA) 15/8F Martin Dwyer John Dunlop	Martin Dwyer John Dunlop	3	96 b	74	80	80	–
br c Kingmambo (USA) - Thawakib (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up and behind, switched right and headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish (op 2-1 tchd 7-4)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [2]	3. Hallingdal (UAE) 11/2 J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	J-P Guillambert Mark Johnston	3	97	75	77	77	–
b f Halling (USA) - Saik (USA) (Riverman)
Held up and behind, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken (op 10-3 tchd 6-1)

4⁽³⁾ ½ [2½]	1. KensingtonI (IRE) 22/1 James Doyle David Evans	James Doyle David Evans	7	100	73	76	75	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - March Star (IRE) (Mac's Imp)
With leader, led over 3f out until over 1f out, no extra towards finish (tchd 20-1)

5⁽²⁾ hd [2¾]	6. Flying Applause 3/1 Fergus Sweeney Alan King	Fergus Sweeney Alan King	3	93	71	71	71	–
b g Royal Applause - Mrs Gray (Red Sunset)
Led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace (op 9-2)

6⁽⁴⁾ 2¼ [5]	2. Bold Cross (IRE) 5/1 Paul Fitzsimons Edward Bevan	Paul Fitzsimons Edward Bevan	5	910	69	66	66	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Machikane Akaiito (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Took keen hold, soon in touch, ridden and every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 3½ [8½]	5. Coup D'Etat 20/1 Richard Kingscote Ronald Harris	Richard Kingscote Ronald Harris	6	94	63	53	52	–
b g Diktat - Megdale (IRE) (Waajib)
Took keen hold, with leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 33-1)

8⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [9¼]	8. Road To Recovery 50/1 Sam Hitchcott D J Wintle	Sam Hitchcott D J Wintle	4	89	54	42	41	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Legend Of Aragon (Aragon)
Held up in touch, not much room and lost place 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

8 ran Off time: 8:42:00 Winning time: 1m 33.99s (slow by 2.49s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: L M Baker (Ermine Grey) 1st breeder: D Brocklehurst
2nd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Yathreb)
3rd owner: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (Hallingdal)
Tote win: £10.40 PL: £2.50 £1.30 £1.50 Ex: £30.80 CSF: £25.52 Tricast: £102.74

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

8:40 Chepstow 2 Jul 2008

John Smith's "No Nonsense" Racing Handicap