Salisbury 28/09/2011 Good to Soft 3.00 Francis Clark Chartered Accountants Claiming Stakes (Class 5) £3750 added, 3yo to 4yo, 1m 1f 198yds, penalty £2426, 8 ran. 1st Drawn 2   Avon River   R Hughes 2-1 9 2 R Hannon Led early, soon settled 4th on inside, smooth headway over 3f out, narrow lead inside final 3f, pressed inside final furlong, stayed on to assert final 100 yards Opened 15/8, touched 2/1 £1800-£800, £900-£400(x5), £1000-£500, £750-£400, £875-£500, including office money 2nd Drawn 1 ½l Persian Herald   Jim Crowley 16-1 8 10 W R Muir Held up in close 6th, headway on inside over 2f out, chased winner entering final 2f, every chance when hung left under pressure inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards Opened 16/1, touched 18/1 3rd Drawn 5 3l Kingarrick   E Ahern 4-1 8 12 Eve Johnson Houghton Held up in close 5th, pushed along and stayed on from 3f out, stayed on to 3rd last stride, no chance with leading duo Opened 7/2, touched 4/1 4th Drawn 7 sh Rock The Stars (IRE)   Dane O'Neill 10-3 9 8 J W Hills Soon chased leader, lost 2nd over 3f out, edged left 3f out, still pressing leaders over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, dropped to 4th last stride Opened 4/1 5th Drawn 6 5l Rosairlie (IRE)   David Probert 12-1 8 3 H J L Dunlop Soon led, ridden and headed inside final 3f, driven and hung left over 2f out, chased winner until entering final 2f, weakened over 1f out Opened 16/1, touched 18/1 6th Drawn 3 sh Orange Ace   C Catlin 8-1 8 9 P F I Cole Behind, pushed along halfway, never on terms Opened 9/1 7th Drawn 8 3½  l Signor Verdi   Jade Muggeridge(7) 8-1 9 11 B J Meehan Raced wide early stages, headway to 3rd 8f out, went 2nd over 3f out, still well there approaching final 2f, weakened entering final 2f Opened 17/2 8th Drawn 4 3l Lord Of The Storm   Kieren Fox(3) 40-1 8 7 W G M Turner Last pair, driven along over 3f out, soon weakened under pressure Opened 40/1, touched 50/1 Winning time: 02:11.960 Salisbury results 1.30   2.00   2.30   3.00   3.35   4.10   4.40   5.10