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  2. Race Results
  3. Sat, 16th May, 2009
  4. Newbury
  5. 3.45
Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places). 
Jackpot: Not Won. Pool £.00 carried forward to Ripon on Sun, 17th May
Placepot: Pool £154378.42  | Units £2637.66  | Dividend £42.7
Quadpot: Pool £6773.62  | Units £275.1 £18.2  |  Place Six: £47.54  |  Place Five: £14.29
Summary
1st
silks
Main Aim (GB) 4, b c 9-3 (Mr K Abdulla)
(1:13.66 1.53 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 14)
Oasis Dream (GB) - Orford Ness (GB)(Selkirk (USA))

SP 2/1fav

Sir Michael Stoute
R L Moore
Tote Win £3.10 Place £1.60
loading past form
towards rear, good headway going well from 2f out, shaken up and led over 1f out, soon clear, pushed out, impressive
2nd
7L
silks
Aye Aye Digby (IRE) 4, b g 8-6 (Trolley Action)
(Drawn 13)
Captain Rio (GB) - Jane Digby (IRE)(Magical Strike (USA))

SP 4/1

Henry Candy
D Sweeney
Place £1.80
loading past form
close up, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner afterwards, edged right inside final furlong, kept on well from 2nd
3rd
nk
silks
Nightjar (USA) 4, b g 8-4 (Crone Stud Farms Ltd)
(Drawn 11)
Smoke Glacken (USA) - Night Risk (USA)(Wild Again (USA))

SP 12/1

Mark Johnston
F Norton
Place £3.50
loading past form
held up in rear, steady headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 3rd close home
4th
nk
silks
Perfect Flight (GB) 4, b f 8-9 (Mr John Drew)
(Drawn 10)
Hawk Wing (USA) - Pretty Girl (IRE)(Polish Precedent (USA))

SP 14/1

M Blanshard
Kirsty Milczarek
loading past form
behind, headway on outer over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
5th
hd
silks
Phantom Whisper (GB) 6, br g 8-10 (Mrs T Dormer & Mr C Dormer)
(Drawn 4)
Makbul - La Belle Vie(Indian King (USA))

SP 16/1

B R Millman
A Munro
loading past form
in touch, effort over 1f out, no chance with winner, one pace final furlong
6th
2L
silks
Spanish Bounty (GB) 4, b g 8-10 (The Farleigh Court Racing Partnership)
(Drawn 1)
Bahamian Bounty (GB) - Spanish Gold (GB)(Vettori (IRE))

SP 20/1

J Portman
T P Queally
loading past form
tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong
7th
1L
silks
Good Gorsoon (USA) 4, b c 8-6 (Triermore Stud & Partner)
(Drawn 12)
Stravinsky (USA) - Alwaysinbloom (USA)

SP 18/1

B W Hills
R Winston
loading past form
reared start, settled towards rear, headway over 1f out, keeping on when hampered and checked inside final furlong, eased towards finish
8th
3.5L
silks
Drawnfromthepast (IRE) 4, ch g 9-4 (H R H Prince Of Saxe-Weimar)
(Drawn 7)
Tagula (IRE) - Ball Cat (FR)(Cricket Ball (USA))

SP 40/1

Jamie Osborne
S Drowne
loading past form
steadied start, held up in rear, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer
9th
9L
silks
Exclamation (GB) 4, br g 9-4 (Mr Raymond Tooth)
(Drawn 3)
Acclamation (GB) - Summer Siren (FR)(Saint Cyrien (FR))

SP 10/3

Brian Meehan
J P Spencer
loading past form
led to over 3f out, kept on until weakened from 2f out
10th
2L
silks
Esteem Machine (USA) 5, b g 8-2 (Mr M Vickers)
(Drawn 9)
Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Theme (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 25/1

R A Teal
David Probert(3)
loading past form
raced keenly in touch to over 2f out, weakened quickly
11th
20L
silks
Sundae (GB) 5, b g 8-8 (Mr Peter Gregory)
(Drawn 5)
Bahamian Bounty (GB) - Merry Rous (GB)(Rousillon (USA))

SP 12/1

Chris Wall
Martin Dwyer
loading past form
started slowly, raced keenly, prominent to over 2f out, weakened quickly
Off 3.46
Time 1m. 13.66 secs, which is 1.53 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £14.50
Tote Trifecta- £198.80.

Non runners Musaalem (USA), Mac Gille Eoin (GB), High Standing (USA)

2008 Baby Strange 4 8-6 Jim Crowley 9/1 (D Shaw) (Drawn 2)

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