Full Result 4.50 Folkestone | 6 October 2009

Romney Marsh Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 1m4f Good To Soft

1st £2,729.60 2nd £806 3rd £403.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	3. Dove Cottage (IRE) 5/1 Fergus Sweeney Stuart Kittow	Fergus Sweeney Stuart Kittow	7	98	66	43	79	–
b g Great Commotion (USA) - Pooka (Dominion)
Taken down early, made all, ridden just over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

2⁽²⁾ 6	5. Vinces 8/1 George Baker Tim McCarthy	George Baker Tim McCarthy	5	94	62	29	65	–
gr g Lomitas - Vadinaxa (FR) (Linamix)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, driven and no progress over 1f out, well held final furlong (tchd 15-2)

3⁽⁸⁾ 3¾ [9¾]	7. Squad 5/2F Louis-Philippe Beuzelin ³ Simon Dow	Louis-Philippe Beuzelin ³ Simon Dow	3	811	65	26	62	–
ch g Choisir (AUS) - Widescreen (USA) (Distant View)
Behind, ridden and effort just over 3f out, switched left 2f out, kept on to go modest 3rd final 75yds, never near leading pair (tchd 3-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [10½]	10. Good Buy Dubai (USA) 9/2 Steve Drowne John Best	Steve Drowne John Best	3	88 1	59	18	55	–
gr g Essence Of Dubai (USA) - Sofisticada (USA) (Northern Jove)
Towards rear, niggled along 8f out, ridden over 4f out, some headway to chase clear leading pair well over 1f out, no impression, lost 3rd final 75yds (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)

5⁽⁷⁾ 6 [16½]	1. Sagunt (GER) 8/1 Anthony Freeman ⁷ Sean Curran	Anthony Freeman ⁷ Sean Curran	6	94	69	18	56	–
ch g Tertullian (USA) - Suva (GER) (Arazi)
Slowly into stride, always behind, ridden and struggling 3f out, plugged on past beaten horses final 2f, never dangerous (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 2 [18½]	2. Evident Pride (USA) 7/1 Jack Mitchell ³ Brett Johnson	Jack Mitchell ³ Brett Johnson	6	97	68	13	51	–
b g Chester House (USA) - Proud Fact (USA) (Known Fact)
Held up in last trio, headway into midfield over 5f out, ridden and effort on inner over 2f out, no progress and well beaten final 2f (jockey said saddle slipped) (op 5-1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 4 [22½]	8. Rough Sketch (USA) 12/1 Pat Cosgrave Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Pat Cosgrave Sir Mark Prescott Bt	4	812 v¹	56	–	33	–
b g Peintre Celebre (USA) - Drama Club (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, ridden to chase leading pair over 2f out until well over 1f out, soon weakened (op 11-1 tchd 8-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 17 [39½]	6. Sufad 25/1 Kirsty Milczarek Tim McCarthy	Kirsty Milczarek Tim McCarthy	4	93 b	61	–	11	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Alshakr (Bahri)
Chased leaders, ridden and struggling 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, eased inside final furlong, tailed off (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the good to soft ground) (op 33-1)

9⁽³⁾ 23 [62½]	4. Madam President 9/1 Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn	Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn	4	96	64	–	–	–
b f Royal Applause - White House (Pursuit Of Love)
Chased leader until 3f out, weakened quickly, well behind and eased final furlong, tailed off (jockey said filly stopped quickly) (op 12-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 2m 45.02s (slow by 8.02s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Channel Crossing (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Reg Gifford (Dove Cottage) 1st breeder: D R Tucker
2nd owner: Eastwell Manor Racing Ltd (Vinces)
3rd owner: Classics P'ship, Devine, Snell & Chua (Squad)
Tote win: £6.90 PL: £2 £2.90 £1.60 Ex: £53.40 CSF: £46.25 Tricast: £124.87 Trifecta: £176.80 Pool: £420.54 - 1.76 winning units. Place 6: £697.77 Place 5: £48.67
Placepot: £229.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £60,897.48. 194.01 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £3.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,977.02. 1,334.11 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 73 (32%) M [4-6] 34 (32%) H [7-10] 43 (36%)

4:50 Folkestone 6 Oct 2009

Romney Marsh Handicap