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  3. Thu, 2nd Apr, 2009
  4. Leicester
  5. 5.40
Going: Good to Firm. 
Placepot: Pool £50913.8  | Units £531.01  | Dividend £69.9
Quadpot: Pool £2504.92  | Units £74.5 £24.8  |  Place Six: £29.82  |  Place Five: £17.58
Summary
1st
silks
Orpen Wide (IRE) 7, b g 8-13 (Andy & Bev Wright)
(1:24.86 0.45 secs slower on today's going ) (Drawn 5)
Orpen (USA) - Melba (IRE)(Namaqualand (USA))

SP 33/1

Michael Chapman
L Vickers(3)
Tote Win £57.30 Place £4.40
loading past form
always prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on well towards finish
2nd
1L
silks
Autumn Blades (IRE) 4, ch g 8-13 (Mr John Stocker)
(Drawn 9)
Daggers Drawn (USA) - September Tide (IRE)(Thatching)

SP 8/1

A Bailey
R Winston
Place £1.80
loading past form
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, shaken up entering final furlong, soon every chance, not quicken near finish
3rd
hd
silks
Cornus (GB) 7, ch g 8-8 (Betfair Club ROA)
(Drawn 2)
Inchinor (GB) - Demerger (USA)(Distant View (USA))

SP 9/1

Alan McCabe
G Fairley
Place £2.10
loading past form
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
4th
0.75L
silks
Pravda Street (GB) 4, ch g 9-4 (Mr R A Instone)
(Drawn 6)
Soviet Star (USA) - Sari (GB)(Faustus (USA))

SP 2/1fav

Paul Cole
J Fortune
loading past form
in touch, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
5th
0.75L
silks
Chartist (GB) 4, ch g 8-13 (Mr Martin Hignett)
(Drawn 1)
Choisir (AUS) - Sareb (FR)(Indian Ridge)

SP 18/1

David Nicholls
S De Sousa
loading past form
pulled hard, led, headed over 3f out, remained prominent, ridden and every chance well over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
6th
0.5L
silks
Tartan Gigha (IRE) 4, b g 9-2 (Mrs I Bird)
(Drawn 4)
Green Desert (USA) - High Standard (GB)(Kris)

SP 5/2

Mark Johnston
R Ffrench
loading past form
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace under strong pressure from over 1f out
7th
nose
silks
Xpres Maite (GB) 6, b g 8-3 (Charterhouse Holdings Plc)
(Drawn 7)
Komaite (USA) - Antonias Melody (GB)(Rambo Dancer (CAN))

SP 6/1

S Bowring
A Mullen(3)
loading past form
held up, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
8th
3.5L
silks
Timber Treasure (USA) 5, b g 8-13 (Mr Gary Williams)
(Drawn 8)
Forest Wildcat (USA) - Lady Ilsley (USA)(Trempolino (USA))

SP 25/1

P Green
F Norton
loading past form
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
9th
16L
silks
Sudden Impact (IRE) 4, b f 9-1 (Mr Terry Cummins)
(Drawn 3)
Modigliani (USA) - Suddenly (GB)(Puissance)
Breeder - Owen Bourke

SP 25/1

P Green
P Mulrennan
loading past form
keen, chased leader 2f, weakened over 3f out
Off 5.40
Time 1m. 24.86 secs, which is 0.45 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £241.00.

2008 The Osteopath 5 8-10 P Makin 2/1Fav (M Dods) (Drawn 10)

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