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  4. Thu, 1st Jan, 2009
  5. 2.05

Going - Slow. 

1st
silks
Takeover Bid (USA) 9-4 (Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum)
(1:18.43 2.58 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 4)
Empire Maker (USA) - Seba (GB)(Alzao (USA))
Breeder - Darley

SP 5/2Cfav

Mark Johnston
Greg Fairley
Tote Win £4.20 Place £2.60
loading past form
chased leaders, led 2f out, kept on
2nd
1.25L
silks
Hellbender (IRE) 9-2 (Mr Norman Ormiston)
(Drawn 3)
Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Desert Rose (GB)(Green Desert (USA))

SP 5/2Cfav

S Kirk
R Kingscote
Place £2.10
loading past form
chased leader, ridden and hung left 2f out, edged right over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, no extra
3rd
2.75L
silks
Abu Derby (IRE) 9-4 (One Stop Partnership)
(Drawn 5)
Fath (USA) - Solas Abu (IRE)(Red Sunset)

SP 5/2Cfav

James Given
T P Queally
loading past form
held up in touch, headway and brought wide 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra final furlong
4th
4L
silks
Hawkspring (IRE) 8-8 (Mr Willie McKay)
(Drawn 1)
Hawk Wing (USA) - Katavi (USA)(Stravinsky (USA))

SP 7/2

S Parr
C Catlin
loading past form
led, headed 2f out, soon outpaced
5th
1L
silks
Ridgeway Silver (GB) 8-10 (Mr I Sheward)
(Drawn 2)
Lujain (USA) - Barefooted Flyer (USA)(Fly So Free (USA))

SP 25/1

M D I Usher
Gabriel Hannon(5)
loading past form
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced
Off 2.05
Time 1m. 18.43 secs, which is 2.58 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £11.80.

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