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  3. Thu, 2nd Jul, 2009
  4. Newbury
  5. 8.40
Going: Good to Firm. 
Placepot: Pool £50805.66  | Units £2146.26  | Dividend £17.2
Quadpot: Pool £3427.7  | Units £254.4 £9.9  |  Place Six: £21.38  |  Place Five: £14.99
Summary
1st
silks
Perfect Friend (GB) 3, b f 9-1 (Lady Davis)
(1:24.68 0.81 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 8)
Reel Buddy (USA) - Four Legs Good (IRE)(Be My Guest (USA))

SP 4/1fav

S Kirk
J Fortune
Tote Win £5.10 Place £1.80
loading past form
held up in rear, good headway from 2f out, quickened to lead 1f out, soon driven and hung left, well in command
2nd
0.75L
silks
Ken's Girl (GB) 5, ch m 9-2 (Midd Shire Racing)
(Drawn 6)
Ishiguru (USA) - There's Two (IRE)(Ashkalani (IRE))

SP 10/1

W S Kittow
A Culhane
Place £3.60
loading past form
slight lead to 3f out, stayed front rank, every chance over 1f out, chased winner, held when carried left inside final furlong
2nd
Dht
silks
My Best Bet (GB) 3, ch m 8-6 (Phil Jen Racing)
(Drawn 10)
Best of The Bests (IRE) - Cibenze (GB)(Owington (GB))

SP 7/1

Mick Channon
M Geran(5)
Place £2.10
loading past form
slowly into stride, soon in touch, driven along and outpaced 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong to force dead head for 2nd on post, not reached winner
4th
2.25L
silks
Arabian Pearl (IRE) 3, b f 8-13 (Arabian Shield 2004)
(Drawn 2)
Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Intercede (GB)(Pursuit of Love (GB))

SP 9/2

Peter Chapple-Hyam
Louis-Philippe Beuzelin(5)
loading past form
with leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong
5th
0.5L
silks
Shangani (GB) 3, b f 8-11 (Mr Henry Candy)
(Drawn 4)
Ishiguru (USA) - Sheesha (USA)(Shadeed (USA))

SP 5/1

Henry Candy
Amy Scott(7)
loading past form
with leaders, led 3f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
6th
0.5L
silks
Cape Melody (GB) 3, b f 9-2 (Morrison)
(Drawn 3)
Piccolo (GB) - Cape Charlotte (GB)(Mon Tresor)

SP 9/1

H Morrison
S Drowne
loading past form
held up in rear, driven along over 2f out, made some late headway, never in contention
7th
4L
silks
Ballyalla (GB) 3, b f 9-7 (Mr Denis Barry)
(Drawn 1)
Mind Games (GB) - Molly Brown (GB)(Rudimentary (USA))

SP 13/2

R Hannon
R Hughes
loading past form
soon in touch, driven along over 2f out, soon weakened, eased when no chance final furlong
8th
4.5L
silks
Cheap Thrills (GB) 3, ch f 9-3 (Mr And Mrs Christopher Wright)
(Drawn 12)
Bertolini (USA) - Licence To Thrill (GB)(Wolfhound (USA))

SP 8/1

Jamie Osborne
E Ahern
loading past form
chased leaders over 4f
9th
11L
silks
The Jostler (GB) 4, b f 9-13 (Mr And Mrs A E Pakenham)
(Drawn 7)
Dansili (GB) - The Jotter (GB)(Night Shift (USA))

SP 16/1

Mrs L Wadham
William Buick
loading past form
always in rear, eased when no chance final furlong
Off 8.43
Time 1m. 24.68 secs, which is 0.81 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £16.20 (10 and 11) £27.20 (10 and 8) .

Non runners Ocean Transit , Folly Lodge (GB), Cocktail Party Stewards Enquiry - Result Stands

2008 La Coveta 3 9-4 Gabriel Hannon (5) 6/1 (Brian Meehan) (Drawn 6)

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