| Newbury02 August 2009 Race Time:13:05 | Purebred Arabian | Premier Hcap Race | |||
| The Athbah Stud Premier Handicap Stakes | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards, rated 40-75. | |||||
| Winning Time: 02:26:89 | To race over one mile two furlong or thereabouts | Turf: Good | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gazal (GB) | 9-11 | 72 | 6 | 10-1 | Mr A S Newey | ||
| Fergus Sweeney | ||||||||
| Midfield. Progress under pressure and went 4th 2f out. Switched to challenge and led inside final furlong. Ran on strongly. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2.00 | Final Fling (FR) | 9-12 | 73 | 9 | 12-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| C B Wells | ||||||||
| Midfield. Going well just behind leaders 3f out. Led 1f out. Headed inside final furlong and outstayed. | ||||||||
| 3 | 1.75 | Debrett (GB) | 9-6 | 67 | 7 | 12-1 | Mr A S Newey | |
| Mr D Turner | ||||||||
| 2nd until led 2 1/2f out. Headed 1f out. Kept on gamely in 3rd. | ||||||||
| 4 | nk | Mr Ben (GB) | vis | 8-13 | 60 | 6 | 4-1jf | B Paterson |
| Tadhg O'Shea | ||||||||
| Settled behind leaders going well. Every chance and effort 2f out. Stayed on to gain 4th close home. | ||||||||
| 5 | 1.50 | Operatic (GB) | 9-9 | 70 | 11 | 15-2 | Mrs A L Colledge | |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Led until 2 1/2f out. Kept on one pace. | ||||||||
| 6 | hd | Miswadah (GB) | 9-9 | 70 | 4 | 9-1 | B Paterson | |
| Sam Hitchcott | ||||||||
| Waited with. Hampered turning into straight. Switched and driven inside final 2f. Stayed on but never nearer. | ||||||||
| 7 | 0.75 | Lamy (IQ) | 9-4 | 65 | 5 | 4-1jf | Mr A S Newey | |
| Steve Drowne | ||||||||
| Prominent. Every chance 3f out. No extra final 2f. | ||||||||
| 8 | 0.50 | Balladore (GB) | 9-13 | 74 | 5 | 9-2 | Mr D M Batteate | |
| Mr D M Batteate | ||||||||
| Midfield. Headway to go 6th 2f out and every chance. No further progress. | ||||||||
| 9 | 5.00 | Roches Du Cayrou (FR) | 9-9 | 70 | 11 | 14-1 | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Miss Anna Wallace | ||||||||
| Slowly away. Last at halfway. Never reached challenging position. | ||||||||
| 10 | 1.50 | Billoube (GB) | 10-0 | 75 | 6 | 12-1 | Mrs H L Bona | |
| Mr M Smith | ||||||||
| Midfield. Progress to go 3rd 4f out. Effort petered out and weakened final 2f. | ||||||||
| 11 | 2.00 | Wikkara (GB) | 9-2 | 63 | 5 | 14-1 | Mr A S Newey | |
| Mr P Collington | ||||||||
| Towards rear. Driven approaching straight. Unable to reach leaders final 3f. | ||||||||
| UR | Tuleekah (GB) | 9-7 | 68 | 6 | 12-1 | Mr W M Smith | ||
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Slowly away. Raced midfield. Driven 3f out. Beaten when clipped heels of miswadah and unseated rider. | ||||||||