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  3. Wed, 22nd Jul, 2009
  4. Leicester
  5. 8.25
Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places). 
Placepot: Pool £67562.54  | Units £714.66  | Dividend £69
Quadpot: Pool £5794.06  | Units £217.7 £19.6  |  Place Six: £68.12  |  Place Five: £58.2
Summary
1st
silks
Rafta (IRE) 3, b f 7-12 (Incl 6lb penalty) (Mr R L Gray)
(1:27.43 0.94 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 1)
Atraf (GB) - First Kiss (GER)(Night Shift (USA))

SP 15/8fav

T Clement
J Bruning(7)
Tote Win £2.10 Place £1.20
loading past form
held up in last place, good headway 3f out, led over 1f out, soon in command, eased inside furlong, comfortably
2nd
1.25L
silks
Belle des Airs (IRE) 3, ch f 9-7 (Mrs M E Slade)
(Drawn 5)
Dr Fong (USA) - Belle Reine (GB)(King Of Kings (IRE))

SP 7/2

Ralph Beckett
R Kingscote
Place £1.50
loading past form
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
3rd
2.75L
silks
Bombina (GB) 3, b f 9-3 (Mr C G P Wyatt)
(Drawn 7)
Lomitas (GB) - Firebelly (GB)(Nicolotte (GB))

SP 11/2

Peter Chapple-Hyam
A McCarthy
Place £2.00
loading past form
keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, soon one pace
4th
1L
silks
Moonlight Affair (IRE) 3, b f 9-0 (D J Allen S E Allen/ G A Weetma)
(Drawn 10)
Distant Music (USA) - Petite Maxine (GB)(Sharpo)

SP 16/1

Ed McMahon
G Gibbons
loading past form
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon one pace
5th
0.75L
silks
Sanvean (IRE) 3, b f 8-11 (Findlay & Bloom)
(Drawn 2)
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Russian Muse (FR)(Machiavellian (USA))

SP 33/1

Mick Channon
S Hitchcott
loading past form
towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
6th
0.75L
silks
Solitary (GB) 3, b f 9-3 (Major M G Wyatt)
(Drawn 3)
Lahib (USA) - Bond Solitaire (GB)(Atraf (GB))

SP 8/1

Henry Candy
Dane O'Neill
loading past form
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
7th
2.75L
silks
Maggie Lou (IRE) 3, b f 9-3 (Highbank Syndicate)
(Drawn 12)
Red Ransom (USA) - Triomphale (USA)(Nureyev (USA))

SP 16/1

Kevin Ryan
T Eaves
loading past form
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
8th
1.75L
silks
Aunt Nicola (GB) 3, b f 9-2 (R P B Michaelson)
(Drawn 6)
Reel Buddy (USA) - Night Gypsy (GB)(Mind Games (GB))

SP 25/1

Michael Bell
Hayley Turner
loading past form
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final 2f
9th
8L
silks
Darcey (GB) 3, ch m 9-0 (Mr R Cowie)
(Drawn 8)
Noverre (USA) - Firozi (GB)(Forzando)

SP 6/1

Richard Fahey
P Hanagan
loading past form
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Off 8.26
Time 1m. 27.43 secs, which is 0.94 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £8.30.

Non runners Iasia (GR), So Blissful , All For You , Athania

2008 Desert Chill 3 9-7 K McEvoy 9/2 (Saeed Bin Suroor) (Drawn 1)

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