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  3. Fri, 28th Aug, 2009
  4. Newmarket
  5. 4.05
Going: Good to Firm. 
Placepot: Pool £62030.2  | Units £4936.14  | Dividend £9.1
Quadpot: Pool £3774.94  | Units £497.5 £5.6  |  Place Six: £8.25  |  Place Five: £6.15
Summary
1st
silks
Merchant of Dubai (GB) 4, b g 9-11 (Highland Racing 2)
(3:08.42 2.53 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 6)
Dubai Destination (USA) - Chameleon (GB)(Green Desert (USA))

SP 3/1

G A Swinbank
R Winston
Tote Win £1.70 Place £1.80
loading past form
always prominent, raced keenly, led 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, joined on post
1st
Dht
silks
Recession Proof (FR) 3, ch g 8-8 (Mr Martin M Dempsey)
(3:08.42 2.53 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 3)
Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Elevate (GB)(Ela-Mana-Mou)

SP 5/2fav

S A Callaghan
R Hughes
Tote Win £1.70 Place £2.20
loading past form
held up in rear, headway 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on to join winner post
3rd
0.5L
silks
Rugell (ARG) 4, b c 9-0 (HE Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan)
(Drawn 4)
Interprete (ARG) - Realize (ARG)(Confidential Talk (USA))

SP 20/1

Sir H R A Cecil
T P Queally
loading past form
chased leader, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, not quicken close home
4th
2.5L
silks
Trip The Light (GB) 4, b g 8-8 (The Matthewman One Partnership)
(Drawn 8)
Fantastic Light (USA) - Jumaireyah (GB)(Fairy King (USA))

SP 8/1

Richard Fahey
B McHugh(5)
loading past form
in touch, hanging left inside final 2f, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
5th
0.75L
silks
Cyborg (GB) 5, ch g 8-13 (Mr J C Smith)
(Drawn 9)
Halling (USA) - Ciboure (GB)(Norwick (USA))
Breeder - G & Mrs Middlebrook

SP 7/2

David Elsworth
R L Moore
loading past form
in touch, ridden 2f out, edged right over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
6th
15L
silks
Tungsten Strike (USA) 8, ch g 9-9 (Mr John Connolly)
(Drawn 1)
Smart Strike (CAN) - Bathilde (IRE)(Generous (IRE))

SP 6/1

Mrs A Perrett
Jim Crowley
loading past form
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon dropped away
7th
1.25L
silks
Royal Trooper (IRE) 3, b g 7-12 (Mr J Barson)
(Drawn 7)
Hawk Wing (USA) - Strawberry Roan (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 16/1

James Given
J Mackay
loading past form
held up in rear, weakened 2f out
Off 4.06
Time 3m. 8.42 secs, which is 2.53 secs faster than the course average on today's going

Non runners Malt Or Mash (USA), Murcar (GB)

2008 Askar Tau 3 8-6 Martin Dwyer 11/4Fav (M P Tregoning) (Drawn 10)
2007 Ajaan 3 8-8 T E Durcan 11/10Fav (Sir H R A Cecil) (Drawn 4)

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