Full Result 5.00 Brighton | 14 July 2009

IT First Handicap

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m1f207yds) 1m2f 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⁽²⁾	2. Megalala (IRE) 14/1 Neil Chalmers John Bridger	Neil Chalmers John Bridger	8	913	60	63	68	–
b g Petardia - Avionne (Derrylin)
Made all, driven along and held on gamely final 2f (op 12-1 tchd 16-1, 20-1 in a place)

2⁽⁵⁾ nk	4. Arcola (IRE) 7/4F Jamie Spencer David Simcock	Jamie Spencer David Simcock	3	98 6	66	69	74	–
ch f Nayef (USA) - Ashbilya (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in rear of midfield, not clear run over 2f out, good headway over 1f out, driven to challenge final furlong, not quicken final 75yds (op 15-8 tchd 13-8, 2-1 in places)

3⁽¹³⁾ 2 [2¼]	10. Corrib (IRE) 12/1 Tony Culhane Bryn Palling	Tony Culhane Bryn Palling	6	90	47	46	51	–
b m Lahib (USA) - Montana Miss (IRE) (Earl Of Barking)
Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, one pace final furlong (op 16-1 tchd 11-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [4]	11. Primo Dilettante 10/1 David Probert ³ William Knight	David Probert ³ William Knight	3	811	58	54	58	–
b g Primo Valentino (IRE) - Jezadil (IRE) (Mujadil)
Prominent, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra final furlong (op 12-1)

5⁽⁶⁾ hd [4¼]	1. Goose Green (IRE) 4/1 Darryll Holland Ron Hodges	Darryll Holland Ron Hodges	5	103 6	64	59	64	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Narbayda (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Held up in rear, ridden and stayed on final 2f, never nearer (op 7-2)

6⁽¹⁾ 3½ [7¾]	6. Daring Racer (GER) 12/1 Ian Mongan Laura Mongan	Ian Mongan Laura Mongan	6	96 p	53	42	46	–
ch g Big Shuffle (USA) - Daring Action (Arazi)
Prominent, driven along 2f out, weakened over 1f out (tchd 11-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [8½]	9. Classic Blue (IRE) 16/1 Paul Eddery Ian Williams	Paul Eddery Ian Williams	5	90 t	47	34	38	–
b m Tagula (IRE) - Palace Blue (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
Held up in midfield, headway to challenge 2f out, weakened final furlong, eased when well beaten (op 14-1 tchd 20-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ hd [8¾]	5. Astrolibra 5/1 George Baker Mark H Tompkins	George Baker Mark H Tompkins	5	97	54	41	45	–
b m Sakhee (USA) - OptimisticI (Reprimand)
Behind, driven along and some headway over 2f out, no further progress (op 9-1)

9⁽¹⁴⁾ 3½ [12¼]	12. Space Pirate 33/1 Robert Havlin Jeff Pearce	Robert Havlin Jeff Pearce	4	813 1 v	46	26	30	–
b g Bahamian Bounty - Science Fiction (Starborough)
Started slowly, behind, some headway into midfield 4f out, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced

10⁽⁴⁾ ½ [12¾]	13. Evianne 66/1 Hayley Turner Peter Hiatt	Hayley Turner Peter Hiatt	5	813 1	46	25	29	–
b m Lugana Beach - Folk Dance (USA) (Bertrando)
Chased leaders until weakened 3f out (op 100-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [15¼]	8. Personify 20/1 Kevin Ghunowa ³ John Flint	Kevin Ghunowa ³ John Flint	7	811 p	47	21	25	–
ch g Zafonic (USA) - Dignify (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in 6th, promising effort and pressed leaders 3f out, hard ridden and weakened 2f out (op 14-1)

12⁽³⁾ 18 [33¼]	3. Bermacha 33/1 Natalia Gemelova ³ John E Long	Natalia Gemelova ³ John E Long	4	96	56	–	–	–
ch f Bertolini (USA) - Machaera (Machiavellian)
Pulled hard in last, no danger final 3f, eased when no chance final 2f (trainer said filly was unsuited by the good to firm ground) (tchd 40-1)

12 ran Off time: 5:02:00 Winning time: 2m 3.79s (slow by 6.49s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Chalk Hill Blue (self certificate), Sceilin (self certificate)
1st owner: Tommy Ware (Megalala) 1st breeder: Joseph Gallagher
2nd owner: Ali Saeed (Arcola)
3rd owner: Bryn Palling (Corrib)
Tote win: £17.20 PL: £4.20 £1.60 £4.60 Ex: £67.10 CSF: £38.87 Tricast: £328.07
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 44 (15%) M [5-8] 73 (59%) H [9-14] 33 (26%)

5:00 Brighton 14 Jul 2009

IT First Handicap