| Wolverhampton09 August 2009 Race Time:17:30 | Purebred Arabian | 0-50/55 Race | |||
| The Palm Islands Handicap Stakes | |||||
| For purebred arabians, 4 yrs old & upwards, rated 0-50. | |||||
| Winning Time: 03:09:00 | To race over one mile four furlon or thereabouts | Dirt: Standard | |||
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Eqp | Wgt | Rat | Age | S/P | Trainer/Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonham (FR) | 10-5 | 48 | 7 | 3-1 | Mrs D Thomas | ||
| Mr D Prichard (7) | ||||||||
| Always near lead. Led 1m out. Joined 3f out. Regained lead entering straight. Ran on gamely. Idled close home. | ||||||||
| 2 | 3.00 | Lady Marisha (GB) | 10-7 | 44 | 14 | 4-1 | Mrs H L Bona | |
| Mr O D S Garner (5) | ||||||||
| Midfield. Quick headway to join winner 3f out. 2nd entering straight. Ran on but always held closing stages. | ||||||||
| 3 | 6.00 | Mahbishai (GB) | 10-5 | 48 | 5 | 5-1 | Mr D J Paton | |
| Mr Andrew L Jones | ||||||||
| Settled behind leaders pulling. 3rd 3f out and every chance. One paced final 2f. | ||||||||
| 4 | 2.50 | Millennium Leap (GB) | bl | 10-5 | 48 | 9 | 5-1 | Mr M P Cooper |
| Mr M P Cooper (5) | ||||||||
| Held up in rear to get trip. 5th entering straight. Finished fast to snatch 4th close home but not near first 2. | ||||||||
| 5 | 0.50 | Florys Folly (GB) | 10-4 | 47 | 6 | 5-2f | Mrs D Thomas | |
| Mr Simon Walker | ||||||||
| Raced behind leaders. Close 4th 3f out and every chance. No extra final 2f and one paced. | ||||||||
| 6 | 25.00 | Just Taurean (GB) | 9-1 | 30 | 15 | 25-1 | Miss D A Crothers | |
| Mr M Smith | ||||||||
| Mostly midfield. Never better than 6th final 6f and never a danger. | ||||||||
| 7 | 0.50 | Anganate Safinat (FR) | 9-6 | 35 | 13 | 5-1 | Mr D J Paton | |
| Miss Anna Wallace | ||||||||
| Led until under pressure after a circuit. Still prominent until 4f out when pace increased. One paced and dropped out of contention. | ||||||||
| 8 | 6.00 | Akrotiri (GB) | 9-11 | 40 | 11 | 20-1 | Mr P D Rondel | |
| Mr P D Rondel | ||||||||
| Looked backward. Prominent early stages. Weakened and dropped out of contention 6f out. | ||||||||
| 9 | 2.00 | Tom Brady (GB) | 9-9 | 38 | 5 | 10-1 | Claire Taylor | |
| Mr R G Woollard | ||||||||
| Always towards rear. | ||||||||
| 10 | 20.00 | Taer Al Hurr (IQ) | cp | 10-7 | 50 | 4 | 7-1 | Mr A S Newey |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | ||||||||
| Midfield. In contention until 4f out. Weakened rapidly. | ||||||||