| Lingfield Park23 August 2008 Race Time:14:10 | Purebred Arabian | Premier Hcap Race | |||
| The Berzan Premier Handicap Stakes | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards, rated 35-75. | |||||
| Winning Time: 02:19:00 | To race over one mile two furlong or thereabouts | Dirt: Standard | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Final Fling (FR) | 9-10 | 71 | 8 | 5-1 | Mrs D Thomas | ||
| Mr D Coleman | ||||||||
| Settled just behind leaders. Went 3rd entering straight. Led 1 1/2f out. Comfortably. | ||||||||
| 2 | 4.00 | Gazal (GB) | vis | 9-10 | 71 | 5 | 6-1 | Mr D J Paton |
| Mr F J Offord | ||||||||
| Midfield. Progress 4f out to take 4th. Went 2nd inside final furlong. Not reach winner. | ||||||||
| 3 | 2.75 | Al Mamoon (UAE) | 9-11 | 72 | 7 | 20-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Miss Anna Wallace | ||||||||
| Soon led until joined 4f out. Headed 11/2f out. Kept on gamely. | ||||||||
| 4 | 1.25 | Al Harith (IQ) | 9-12 | 73 | 4 | 6-1 | Miss S Davison | |
| Mr D Turner | ||||||||
| Always in front rank. Disputed lead 4f out. Every chance but headed 1 1/2f out. Weakened final furlong. | ||||||||
| 5 | nose | Mudalal (OM) | 10-0 | 75 | 4 | 7-2f | Mr J Smart | |
| N Pollard | ||||||||
| Looked well. Started slowly. Midfield half-way. 5th under pressure 3f out. Stayed on close home but not reach leaders. | ||||||||
| 6 | 3.75 | Roches Du Cayrou (FR) | 9-9 | 70 | 10 | 7-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Towards rear and soon driven. Stayed on past beaten horses final 2f but never dangerous. | ||||||||
| 7 | 3.00 | Merhy (GB) | 9-12 | 73 | 6 | 10-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Looked well. Midfield. Under pressure 4f out. Kept on one pace. | ||||||||
| 8 | 1.00 | Pacific Way (FR) | cp | 9-8 | 69 | 6 | 8-1 | Ms G Plumbley |
| Mr M Smith | ||||||||
| Ran in snatches. Rear until rapid headway to go 4th after 3f. Lost place 5f out. Ran on again approaching straight but no further progress. | ||||||||
| 9 | 3.75 | Pepita De Carrere (FR) | 9-5 | 66 | 5 | 4-1 | Miss S Davison | |
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Rear. Soon under pressure half-way and never reached challenging position. | ||||||||
| 10 | 10.00 | Benoire (GB) | 9-7 | 68 | 6 | 14-1 | Mr W M Smith | |
| Adrie de Vries | ||||||||
| Looked well. Prominent until weakening into 6th approaching straight. Faded closing stages and eased when beaten. | ||||||||
| 11 | 7.00 | Benha (GB) | 9-4 | 65 | 10 | 20-1 | Miss L Brooker | |
| Mr B Adams | ||||||||
| Always in rear. | ||||||||
| 12 | 2.50 | Majestic De Piboul (FR) | vis | 9-9 | 70 | 4 | 9-1 | Mr W M Smith |
| Mr A Holdsworth | ||||||||
| Midfield. 7th 3f out. Faded and eased when beaten. | ||||||||