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  2. Race Results
  3. Sat, 23rd May, 2009
  4. Haydock
  5. 2.05
Going: Heavy (Soft in places). 
Jackpot: Not Won. Pool £.00 carried forward to Newmarket on Sun, 24th May
Placepot: Pool £138870.45  | Units £18.95  | Dividend £5349.6
Quadpot: Pool £8003.05  | Units £36.1 £164  |  Place Six: £2690.91  |  Place Five: £340.47
Summary
1st
silks
Exceptional Art (GB) 3, ch g 9-1 (Mr Matthew Green)
(1:36.42) (Drawn 1)
Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Only In Dreams (GB)(Polar Falcon (USA))

SP 12/1

Peter Chapple-Hyam
A Munro
Tote Win £10.40 Place £3.20
loading past form
held up, headway halfway, driven to lead inside final furlong, kept on well
2nd
1.75L
silks
Leahurst (IRE) 3, gr g 8-10 (Mrs Susan Roy)
(Drawn 2)
Verglas (IRE) - Badee'a (IRE)(Marju (IRE))

SP 8/1

Jeremy Noseda
S Sanders
Place £2.40
loading past form
chased leaders, led 2f out, driven and headed final furlong, no extra close home
3rd
1L
silks
Quanah Parker (IRE) 3, b g 8-7 (Mr Robert Macgregor)
(Drawn 11)
Namid (GB) - Uncertain Affair (IRE)(Darshaan)

SP 40/1

R M Whitaker
M Stainton(3)
Place £8.70
loading past form
with leader, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, one pace final furlong
4th
2.5L
silks
Wannabe King (GB) 3, b g 8-9 (Saif Ali & Saeed H Altayer)
(Drawn 12)
King's Best (USA) - Wannabe Grand (IRE)(Danehill (USA))

SP 13/2

David Lanigan
Dane O'Neill
loading past form
held up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
5th
1L
silks
Changing The Guard (GB) 3, b g 8-7 (Mr I L Davies)
(Drawn 10)
King's Best (USA) - Our Queen Of Kings (GB)(Arazi (USA))
Breeder - R. A. Bonnycastle and Marston Stud

SP 16/1

Richard Fahey
T Hamilton
loading past form
towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, one pace final furlong
6th
3.25L
silks
Definightly (GB) 3, b g 9-0 (Mr S Emmet And Miss R Emmet)
(Drawn 8)
Diktat (GB) - Perfect Night (GB)(Danzig Connection (USA))
Breeder - S Emmet and Miss R Emmet

SP 16/1

Roger Charlton
S Drowne
loading past form
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong
7th
1.25L
silks
Enact (GB) 3, b f 8-11 (Cheveley Park Stud)
(Drawn 13)
Kyllachy (GB) - Constitute (USA)(Gone West (USA))

SP 8/1

Sir Michael Stoute
R L Moore
loading past form
held up, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
8th
0.5L
silks
Makaamen (GB) 3, ch g 9-4 (Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 5)
Selkirk (USA) - Bird Key (GB)(Cadeaux Genereux)

SP 5/2fav

B W Hills
T P O'Shea
loading past form
in touch and keen, ridden 2 over 2f out, weakened final furlong
9th
1.25L
silks
Polish Pride (GB) 3, b f 8-7 (Mr Mel Brittain)
(Drawn 3)
Polish Precedent (USA) - Purple Tiger (IRE)(Rainbow Quest (USA))

SP 22/1

M Brittain
F Norton
loading past form
always towards rear, never troubled leaders
10th
3.25L
silks
Miss Eze (GB) 3, b f 8-6 (Mr J L C Pearce)
(Drawn 7)
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Miss Corniche (GB)(Hernando (FR))
Breeder - J L C Pearce

SP 4/1

Michael Bell
Martin Dwyer
loading past form
led, headed over 3f out, soon driven and weakened
11th
3L
silks
Film Set (USA) 3, b c 9-0 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 4)
Johar (USA) - Dippers (USA)(Polish Numbers (USA))

SP 14/1

Saeed Suroor
T E Durcan
loading past form
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
12th
27L
silks
Zaffaan (GB) 3, ch g 8-13 (Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum)
(Drawn 6)
Efisio - Danceabout (GB)(Shareef Dancer (USA))

SP 33/1

Ed Dunlop
William Buick
loading past form
chased leaders, driven and weakened over 1f out, eased when beaten
Off 2.06
Time 1m. 36.42 secs, which is the same as the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £65.30.

Non runner Cheviot (USA)

2008 Fervent Prince 3 8-10 T Block (3) 11/2 (H Morrison) (Drawn 6)

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