Full Result 4.35 Chester | 8 May 2009

Cruise Nightclub Handicap

(Class 4) (0-85, 4yo+) (1m4f63yds) 1m4½f Good To Firm

1st £4,957.77 2nd £4,957.77 3rd £1,136.34 4th £567.58

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	4. Empowered (IRE) EvensF Johnny Murtagh William Haggas	Johnny Murtagh William Haggas	4	91	82	78	93	–
br c Fasliyev (USA) - Funsie (FR) (Saumarez)
Chased leader, outpaced by leader over 2f out, closed inside final furlong, ran on to dispute lead post (tchd 6-4 in places)

1⁽⁵⁾ dht	7. Red Merlin (IRE) 11/4 Richard Hughes Clive Cox	Richard Hughes Clive Cox	4	810 v	77	73	88	–
ch g Soviet Star (USA) - Truly Bewitched (USA) (Affirmed)
Held up, rapid headway to lead well over 2f out, ridden 1f out, hard pressed towards finish, joined post (tchd 10-3)

3⁽³⁾ 4 [4]	2. Buddhist Monk 7/1 Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	Stevie Donohoe Ian Williams	4	93	84	74	89	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Circle Of Light (Anshan)
Midfield, headway and switched left 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no impression on front pair final furlong (op 6-1)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	8. Aphrodisia 16/1 William Buick Ian Williams	William Buick Ian Williams	5	810	77	65	80	–
b m Sakhee (USA) - Aegean Dream (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge (op 12-1)

5⁽²⁾ 1¾ [7]	3. Birkside 25/1 David Nolan Ollie Pears	David Nolan Ollie Pears	6	91	82	67	82	–
ch g Spinning World (USA) - Bright Hope (IRE) (Danehill)
Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 20-1)

6⁽¹⁾ 6 [13]	1. Aureate 9/1 Jimmy Fortune Brian Ellison	Jimmy Fortune Brian Ellison	5	94 b¹	85	61	76	–
ch g Jade Robbery (USA) - Anne D'Autriche (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Raced keenly, chased leaders, lost place well over 2f out, soon beaten (op 15-2)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [14¾]	5. Bowder Stone (IRE) 12/1 Eddie Ahern Eric Alston	Eddie Ahern Eric Alston	4	812	79	52	67	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Ghita (IRE) (Zilzal)
Always behind (op 20-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 27 [41¾]	6. Admiral (IRE) 33/1 Andrew Mullen ³ S Parr	Andrew Mullen ³ S Parr	8	87	77	5	22	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Coast Is Clear (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Led, headed well over 2f out, soon weakened (op 25-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:35:00 Winning time: 2m 37.58s (slow by 1.38s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Cheveley Park Stud (Empowered) Reid's Allstars (Red Merlin) 1st breeder: Marengo Investments & Knighton House Ltd & M Kinane (Empowered), Keatly Overseas Ltd (Red Merlin)
3rd owner: Dr Marwan Koukash (Buddhist Monk)
Jackpot: £2,526.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £69,384.98. 19.50 winning tickets.
Placepot: £47.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £159,356.38. 2,470.96 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £5.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £7,470.94. 1,020.56 winning tickets.

4:35 Chester 8 May 2009

Cruise Nightclub Handicap