Full Result 5.30 Goodwood | 22 September 2010

Merbury 20th Anniversary Apprentice Stakes (Handicap)

(Class 5) (0-70, 3yo+) 5f OMS Good To Firm

1st £2,590.40 2nd £770.80 3rd £385.20 4th £192.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	9. Colorus (IRE) 11/2 Matt Cosham ⁷ Bill Ratcliffe	Matt Cosham ⁷ Bill Ratcliffe	7	88 v	62	70	71	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Duck Over (Warning)
Pressed leader, challenged from over 2f out until slight lead inside final furlong, stayed on well under pressure when strongly challenged final 120yds (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ hd	5. Admirable Duchess 7/1 Billy Cray ³ Dominic Ffrench Davis	Billy Cray ³ Dominic Ffrench Davis	3	93	68	76	76	–
gr f Compton Place - Smart Hostess (Most Welcome)
Led, joined from over 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, kept on gamely but no extra near finish (op 13-2)

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1½]	4. Elhamri 10/1 Emmet McNamara Sylvester Kirk	Emmet McNamara Sylvester Kirk	6	96	67	70	71	–
bb g Noverre (USA) - Seamstress (IRE) (Barathea)
Chased leading duo, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 8-1)

4⁽⁹⁾ shd [1½]	12. Green Lagonda (AUS) 25/1 Louis-Philippe Beuzelin David Evans	Louis-Philippe Beuzelin David Evans	8	89	56	59	59	–
gr g Crown Jester (AUS) - Fidelis (AUS) (John's Hope)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong but never going pace to challenge (tchd 20-1)

5⁽²⁾ nse [1½]	6. Wanchai Whisper 9/2J Andrew Heffernan Peter Hedger	Andrew Heffernan Peter Hedger	3	95 p	67	70	70	–
b f Bahamian Bounty - Tiger Waltz (Pivotal)
Slowly into stride, in rear until headway halfway, ridden and stayed on throughout final furlong, not reach leaders (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 1 [2½]	11. Tiger Trail (GER) 8/1 John Fahy ³ Mrs N Smith	John Fahy ³ Mrs N Smith	6	86	56	55	56	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Tweed Mill (Selkirk)
Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong not reach leaders

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [4]	10. Miss Firefly 16/1 Simon Pearce ³ Ron Hodges	Simon Pearce ³ Ron Hodges	5	89	59	53	53	–
b m Compton Place - Popocatepetl (FR) (Nashwan)
Pulled hard, in touch, headway and edged right inside final furlong, not reach leaders (tchd 20-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ nk [4½]	3. Nubar Boy 25/1 Richard Evans David Evans	Richard Evans David Evans	3	96	68	61	61	–
ch g Compton Place - Out Like Magic (Magic Ring)
Chased leaders, ridden and staying on same pace when hampered inside final furlong, soon beaten

9⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [5¾]	8. Witchry 9/2J Russ Kennemore Tony Newcombe	Russ Kennemore Tony Newcombe	8	92	63	51	52	–
gr g Green Desert (USA) - Indian Skimmer (USA) (Storm Bird)
In rear, pushed along 2f out, always outpaced (op 6-1)

10⁽¹⁾ nk [6]	7. Mrs Boss 11/1 James Millman Rod Millman	James Millman Rod Millman	3	93	65	52	53	–
b f Makbul - ChorusI (Bandmaster)
Unseated rider to start but soon caught, slowly into stride, some headway on outside halfway, soon weakened (tchd 12-1)

11⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	1. Texas Queen 10/1 Matthew Lawson ⁵ Mick Channon	Matthew Lawson ⁵ Mick Channon	3	92	69	52	52	–
b f Shamardal (USA) - Min Asl Wafi (IRE) (Octagonal)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon hung left and weakened (vet said filly was struck into)

11 ran Off time: 5:30:00 Winning time: 58.05s (slow by 1.05s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Sermons Mount (withdrawn; unruly in stalls)
Rule 4: Sermons Mount was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 13/2. Rule 4 applies to all bets. Deduction - 10p in the pound.
1st owner: J Sheard & W J S Ratcliffe (Colorus) 1st breeder: M Ervine
2nd owner: Brian W Taylor (Admirable Duchess)
3rd owner: Liam Breslin (Elhamri)
Tote win: £7.70 PL: £2.80 £1.30 £5 Ex: £55.30 CSF: £39.32 Tricast: £284.71
Placepot: £55.30 to a £1 stake. Pool:£67,747 - 894.10 winning tickets
Quadpot: £22.70 to a £1 stake. Pool:£3,556 - 115.80 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 69 (44%) M [5-8] 25 (21%) H [9-12] 56 (35%)

5:30 Goodwood 22 Sep 2010

Merbury 20th Anniversary Apprentice Stakes (Handicap)