Full Result 4.20 Folkestone | 7 October 2008

Sellinge Handicap

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) 6f Soft

1st £5,046.40 2nd £1,510.40 3rd £755.20 4th £377.60 5th £188

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	6. Princess Valerina 6/1 Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	Tom Queally Sir Henry Cecil	4	89	69	36	76	–
ch f Beat Hollow - Heart So Blue (Dilum)
Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led 2f out, hung left under pressure after, found extra when pressed near finish (tchd 13-2)

2⁽⁴⁾ ¾	3. Artsu 9/2 Jack Dean ⁵ Michael Bell	Jack Dean ⁵ Michael Bell	3	88	74	39	79	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - War Shanty (Warrshan)
Awkward start, held up behind, switched sharply right and effort over 1f out, soon driven, pressed winner well inside final furlong, held near finish (op 7-2)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1 [1¾]	5. Mandarin Spirit (IRE) 7/1 William Carson ⁵ G C H Chung	William Carson ⁵ G C H Chung	8	85 b	70	32	71	–
b g Primo Dominie - Lithe Spirit (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
Held up in touch, switched right over 1f out, driven and chased winner inside final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd final 100yds (tchd 6-1)

4⁽⁷⁾ nse [1¾]	1. Charles Darwin (IRE) 6/1 Liam Keniry Michael Blanshard	Liam Keniry Michael Blanshard	5	94	78	40	79	–
ch g Tagula (IRE) - Seymour (IRE) (Eagle Eyed)
Held up well in touch, ridden and not quicken 2f out, keeping on same pace when short of room and switched right inside final furlong, kept on (tchd 5-1 and 13-2)

5⁽⁸⁾ 5 [6¾]	8. Really Really Wish 9/1 Martin Dwyer John Best	Martin Dwyer John Best	3	84	65	10	50	–
b g Bertolini (USA) - Shanghai Lil (Petong)
With leader until over 2f out, soon driven, weakened under pressure entering final furlong (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 2 [8¾]	2. North South Divide (IRE) 5/1 Dane O'Neill Roger Teal	Dane O'Neill Roger Teal	4	90 p	74	13	53	–
b g Namid - Bush Rose I (Rainbow Quest)
Taken down early, dwelt, soon pushed up to lead, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)

7⁽³⁾ 5 [13¾]	4. Leading Edge (IRE) 16/1 Darryll Holland Mick Channon	Darryll Holland Mick Channon	3	811	72	–	35	–
gr f Clodovil (IRE) - Ja Ganhou (Midyan)
Never going well, soon pushed along and always behind, struggling from halfway (tchd 14-1)

8⁽²⁾ 2 [15¾]	7. Witchry 4/1F Sam Hitchcott Tony Newcombe	Sam Hitchcott Tony Newcombe	6	87	67	–	23	–
gr g Green Desert (USA) - Indian Skimmer (USA) (Storm Bird)
In touch, lost place and ridden after 2f, headway 3f out, ridden and struggling when stumbled over 2f out, well held when hampered over 1f out (jockey said gelding never travelled) (tchd 9-2)

8 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 1m 16.80s (slow by 5.30s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: G J Hicks (Princess Valerina) 1st breeder: George Joseph Hicks
2nd owner: Mrs Moira Gershinson (Artsu)
3rd owner: Peter Tsim (Mandarin Spirit)
Tote win: £7.30 PL: £3.30 £1.20 £2.20 Ex: £49.90 CSF: £31.54 Tricast: £191.26 Trifecta: £197.10 Part won. Pool: £266.42 - 0.49 winning units.

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4:20 Folkestone 7 Oct 2008

Sellinge Handicap