Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Strawberry Rock (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 122 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Chased leaders - went second over 2f out - ridden to lead and hung left over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - hung left towards finish - kept on well(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Alfred Boucher (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Henry Candy | 122 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear of midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden and chased winner when not clear run inside final furlong - kept on(op 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | HMS President (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Georgia Dobie
(5)lbs
|
Eve Johnson Houghton | 119 lbs | 5/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - ridden and hung left over 2f out - no extra final 110yds(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | |
| 4th | 8 | Flyin' Solo (GB) | 6 G | AVG | David Menuisier | 123 lbs | 2/1F | 1 | Held up in rear - on outer when ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on - not reach leaders (jockey said colt was slowly into stride)(op 13/8 tchd 85/40) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Dark Jedi (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 130 lbs | 18/1 | 2 | Midfield - short of room over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Whitehaven (FR) | 4 G | Poor | Hughie Morrison | 114 lbs | 40/1 | .5 | Led - headed but close up 5f out - shaken up and led again over 3f out - soon hung left - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed leaving the stalls and hung left-handed)(op 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Laafy (USA) | 9 G | Poor | Sir Michael Stoute | 136 lbs | 17/2 | .75 | Held up in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - soon edged right - never on terms(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Mascat (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 123 lbs | 8/1 | 1.5 | Held up in behind leaders - pushed along over 3f out - soon lost position(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Koeman (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Mick Channon | 126 lbs | 50/1 | 2.75 | Slowly into stride - always towards rear | ||
| 10th | 2 | Battle Of Toro (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Mark Crehan
(3)lbs
|
Simon & Ed Crisford | 130 lbs | 25/1 | 1 | Soon prominent - chased leader after 1f - led 5f out - headed over 3f out - soon ridden - weakened over 1f out(op 20/1) | |
| 11th | 4 | Protected Guest (GB) | 7 G | Poor | George Margarson | 128 lbs | 33/1 | 3.25 | Midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden when carried head high and no response over 1f out - soon weakened(op 28/1) |
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