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  2. Race Results
  3. Fri, 21st Aug, 2009
  4. Sandown
  5. 3.15
Going: Good. 
Placepot: Pool £50006.54  | Units £201.66  | Dividend £181
Quadpot: Pool £3445.8  | Units £33.9 £75.2  |  Place Six: £53.27  |  Place Five: £20.58
Summary
1st
silks
Private Story (USA) 2, b g 9-3 (Mr Malih L Al Basti)
(1:31.69 4.12 secs slower on today's going ) (Drawn 9)
Yes It's True (USA) - Said Privately (USA)(Private Account (USA))
Breeder - Gail Peters Beitz

SP 25/1

R Hannon
P Dobbs
Tote Win £28.60 Place £5.90
loading past form
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, picked up well final 100 yards to lead near finish
2nd
0.5L
silks
Valiant Knight (FR) 2, ch c 9-3 (Mrs Sue Brendish)
(Drawn 10)
Night Shift (USA) - Pilgrim Of Grace (FR)

SP 9/4fav

R Hannon
R Hughes
Place £1.40
loading past form
led, ridden over 1f out, headed near finish
3rd
0.75L
silks
Mufarrh (IRE) 2, b g 9-3 (Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 8)
Marju (IRE) - What A Picture (FR)(Peintre Celebre (USA))

SP 5/1

John Dunlop
T P O'Shea
Place £1.70
loading past form
slowly into stride, held up in rear, nightmare passage from 3f out until headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran green, ran on strongly final 100 yards, improved
4th
2.75L
silks
Goolagong (IRE) 2, b f 8-12 (Mr R A Pegum)
(Drawn 2)
Giant's Causeway (USA) - Maroochydore (IRE)(Danehill (USA))

SP 7/2

Ralph Beckett
S Sanders
loading past form
tracked leaders, went 2nd well over 2f out until ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
5th
3.25L
silks
Viking Dancer (GB) 2, b g 9-3 (Mr J C Smith)
(Drawn 3)
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Blue Siren (GB)(Bluebird (USA))

SP 7/1

A Balding
David Probert
loading past form
mid-division, edged left briefly when ridden 2f out, never going pace to troubled leaders
6th
1.75L
silks
Magnetic Force (IRE) 2, gr g 9-3 (Mr Saeed Suhail)
(Drawn 5)
Verglas (IRE) - Upperville (IRE)(Selkirk (USA))
Breeder - Mr and Mrs B Firestone

SP 10/1

Sir Michael Stoute
S W Kelly
loading past form
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and struggling over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never in contention
7th
shd
silks
Flying Destination (GB) 2, ch g 9-3 (The Pheasant Rew Partnership)
(Drawn 6)
Dubai Destination (USA) - Fly For Fame (GB)(Shaadi (USA))

SP 12/1

William Knight
C Catlin
loading past form
in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never in contention
8th
nose
silks
Oasis Dancer (GB) 2, br g 9-3 (Mrs M E Slade)
(Drawn 11)
Oasis Dream (GB) - Good Enough (FR)(Mukaddamah (USA))

SP 22/1

Ralph Beckett
D Sweeney
loading past form
slowly into stride, headway on inside after 2f, edged left and not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
9th
nose
silks
Inside Track (IRE) 2, b g 9-3 (Mr N B Attenborough)
(Drawn 7)
Bertolini (USA) - True Crystal (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 25/1

Brian Meehan
T E Durcan
loading past form
in touch, pushed along 4f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
10th
2L
silks
Green Earth (IRE) 2, b g 9-3 (The Green Dot Partnership)
(Drawn 1)
Cape Cross (IRE) - Inchyre (GB)(Shirley Heights)

SP 12/1

Mrs A Perrett
A Kirby
loading past form
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, no progress over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
11th
1L
silks
Red Eddie (GB) 2, b c 9-3 (Mrs Susanna O'Reilly Hyland)
(Drawn 4)
Red Ransom (USA) - Sister Bluebird (GB)(Bluebird (USA))

SP 33/1

Brian Meehan
N Mackay
loading past form
pressed leader until ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Off 3.17
Time 1m. 31.69 secs, which is 4.12 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £150.60.

2008 Anmar 2 9-3 L Dettori 5/1 (Saeed Bin Suroor) (Drawn 4)
2007 Ridge Dance 2 9-3 J Fortune 9/2Fav (John Gosden) (Drawn 10)

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