Ascot Races - Derby Day Results and Pictorial
- Saturday, 11 April 2009 00:00
Race 1 - Schweppervescence Handicap - 1800m
1st CAT IN A HAT (Geisel Park Pty Ltd Syndicate Mgr: EG Rigg, Mrs Joanne Andrews, DJ Shillington & the Long Lunch Syndicate Mgr: SP Yeo's brown gelding 8 years Gold Fever-Reverse Charge by Vain) Shaun McGruddy for Trevor Andrews
2nd STAR ENCOUNTER - Alan Kennedy for Adam Durrant
3rd FOREST FROLIC - Peter Hall for Jack Cockell
Margins: 1 1/4 lengths x 1/2 length. Time: 1 minute 51.76 seconds
Race 2 - Smart Energy Handicap - 1800m
1st SKY MARSHALL (Mrs KAJ Tomich, KC Regan, WA Adams & GJ Tomich's brown gelding 6 years Key Business-Power in Flight by Beau Sovereign) Takahide Ikenushi for Allan Macpherson
2nd BIARA ROSE - Alan Kennedy for Sharon Miller
3rd JEUNES KNIGHT - Lucas Camilleri for Simon Miller
Margins: Short head x Half head. Time: 1 minute 50/.65 seconds
1st FUN SPICE (D Rainer's bay gelding 3 years Real Jester-Spice by Old Spice) Shaun McGruddy for Donna Riordan
2nd SMOKIN DRAGON - Jason Whiting for Lou Luciani
3rd RUSSELL ROAD - Alana Williams for Fred Kersley
Margins: Half head x Head. Time: 1 minute 10.27 seconds
Race 4 - Pepsi Handicap - 1200m
1st ESTIARTE (Steven Ryan, S Vahala, Dr GR Braimbridge, A Raykos, Mrs K McCarthy, GJ Radisitch & GM Read's grey gelding 4 years McFlirt-Blazing Angel by Jungle Boy) Jason Whiting for Lou Luciani
2nd MISSION CONTROL - Brad Parnham for Neville Parnham
3rd SECRET COURIER -Neil Chapman for Hana Dickson
Margins: Long head x 2 1/4 lengths. Time: 1 minute 11.06 seconds
Race 5 - Winning Edge Trophy - 1000m
1st SNIP ESPRIT (S Hearnden-Hunter, MI Snowden, GW Fielding, P Humphrys, TF Percy QC, D Satchell, RJ Hirt & VA Stampalia's bay gelding 4 years Bel Esprit-French Snip by Snippets) Jason Brown for Spencer Knight
2nd BULL DURHAM - Willie Arnold for Helen Harding
3rd ELLIOTTO - Brad Parnham for Neville Parnham
Margins: Long head x Nose. Time: 58.2 seconds
Race 6 - WA Sires' Produce Stakes - 1400m
1st GOD HAS SPOKEN (Cockatoo Ridge Syndicate Mgr: CW Loxton's brown colt 2 years Blackfriars-Dolly Will Do by Rubiton) Paul Harvey for Neville Parnham
2nd WOLFE DREAMS - Shaun McGruddy for Steve Wolfe
3rd BRIDGESTONE - Brad Parnham for Neville Parnham
Margins: 1 length x 1 length. Time: 1 minute 23.36 seconds
Race 7 - Schweppes WATC Derby - 2400m
1st MARKUS MAXIMUS (CL & LC Marks, WG Moore, JP & JW Henderson & AJ Tuohey's brown colt 3 years Pentire-Shafty Lady by Last Tycoon) Luke Nolen for Peter Moody
2nd BERLIOZ - Brad Rawiller for David Hayes
3rd PHENOMENONS - Troy Turner for Shane Edwards
Margins: Head x Long neck. Time: 2 minutes 31.20 seconds
Race 8 - Agrum Collection Handicap - 1500m
1st McLURCH (David & Mrs Jenine Harrison's chestnut gelding 6 years McFlirt-Raw Flyer by Belele) Maki Morita for David Harrison
2nd MANSION HOUSE - Troy Turner for Shane Edwards
3rd OSH EMPIRE - Simone Alteri for Tracy Rodwell
Margins: 2 lengths x Head. Time: 1 minute 28.68 seconds
PICS - Greg Irvine.
