Race Result Bath Sat, 22nd Aug, 2009

Going - Firm (Good to Firm in places).

Placepot Pool - £38,517.02 Winning Units - 771.55 Dividend - £36.40. Quadpot Pool - £5,919.59 Winning Units - 257.36 Dividend - £17.00. Place Six Dividend - £60.53. Place Five Dividend - £35.20.

Bath Ales Wellington Handicap of £7400.00 3-y-o

5f. 161yds. Flat Hcap 1st - £4792.00, 2nd - £1426.00, 3rd - £713.00, 4th - £356.00 OFF 19:15. 5 Ran.

1st		Golden Destiny (IRE) 9-4 (H J W Davies P Spencer-jones M H Holla) (Time 1:08.85) 1 (Drawn 1) SP 9/4Jfav Tote Win £2.80 Place £1.20	P J Makin S Sanders
		made virtually all, reminder when well clear inside final furlong, unchallenged
2nd	8L	White Shift (IRE) 8-9 (Mr Paul Terry) 5 (Drawn 5) SP 6/1 Place £3.90	P Howling John Fahy(7)
		chased winner, driven over 1f out, soon outpaced and no chance
3rd	1.5L	Raimond Ridge (IRE) 8-1 (Lord Ilsley Racing (the Lion's Share)) 2 (Drawn 2) SP 8/1	M R Channon M Geran(5)
		slowly away, soon recovered and prominent, weakened final 1f
4th	0.5L	Affluent (GB) 9-7 (Mr K Abdulla) 3 (Drawn 3) SP 9/4Jfav	R Charlton S Drowne
		pulled hard, chased leaders, headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, weakened final 1f
5th	0.75L	Captain Carey (GB) 9-3 (Mr M S Saunders) 4 (Drawn 4) SP 11/4	M S Saunders T G McLaughlin
		took keen hold, held up, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, struggling after

Market Movers

Curragh Saturday 25th

Fast In The Wind 6/1 7/2

2.15 Cold Move EBF Marble Hill Stakes (Listed)
Ladbrokes 6/1 7/2
Bet365 7/1 9/2
Betfred 6/1 4/1
BetVictor 11/2 7/2
Boylesport 6/1 4/1
CORAL.ie 5/1 7/2

Fiesolana 12/1 13/2

4.25 Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Habitat' H'cap
Betfred 12/1 13/2
Boylesport 10/1 6/1
Ladbrokes 10/1 6/1
Bet365 12/1 8/1
BetVictor 8/1 13/2
PaddyPower 9/1 7/1

Roca Tumu 8/1 5/1

5.00 Emirates Equestrian Federation H'cap
Boylesport 8/1 5/1
Ladbrokes 8/1 6/1
CORAL.ie 8/1 6/1

Slade Power 15/2 5/1

2.45 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 3)
BetVictor 15/2 5/1
Betfred 7/1 5/1
Bet365 15/2 11/2

Club Wexford 7/2 11/4

2.15 Cold Move EBF Marble Hill Stakes (Listed)
Boylesport 7/2 11/4
Betfred 3/1 9/4
BetVictor 7/2 11/4
CORAL.ie 4/1 3/1

Coach House 5/4 4/5

2.15 Cold Move EBF Marble Hill Stakes (Listed)
CORAL.ie 5/4 4/5
Ladbrokes 11/10 4/5
Boylesport 10/11 8/11

Stubbs 4/1 3/1

2.15 Cold Move EBF Marble Hill Stakes (Listed)
Ladbrokes 4/1 3/1

Jamesie 8/1 6/1

4.25 Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Habitat' H'cap
Ladbrokes 8/1 6/1

Rapid Approach 6/1 8/1

5.00 Emirates Equestrian Federation H'cap
Ladbrokes 6/1 8/1
PaddyPower 13/2 8/1

Nocturnal Affair 10/1 14/1

2.45 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 3)
Ladbrokes 10/1 14/1

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