John Smith's Racing Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | La Trinidad (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Roger Fell | 129 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Towards rear - steady headway going easily 3f out - shaken up over 1f out - ridden and squeezed through to lead inside final furlong - ran on well final 110yds(op 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 14 | Ebury (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Scott Dixon | 124 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | Prominent - ridden over 2f out - headway over 1f out - briefly disputed lead inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - held towards finish(op 25/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Fame And Acclaim (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Les Eyre | 139 lbs | 16/1 | 2 | Tracked leaders - ridden to lead over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - lost ground inside final 110yds - just held third(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Dubai Mirage (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Saeed bin Suroor | 137 lbs | 15/2 | 0.3 | Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headway when hung left over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Ajyaall (FR) | N/A | Poor | William Haggas | 130 lbs | 13/2 | 0.2 | Taken down early - took keen hold - midfield - steady headway going easily over 2f out - chased leaders and ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Young Fire (FR) | 10 G | Poor | David O'Meara | 140 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - steady headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Chichester (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Keith Dalgleish | 128 lbs | 9/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden on near side of group over 2f out - headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 17/2) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Broken Spear (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Tony Coyle | 126 lbs | 40/1 | .5 | Slowly away - held up in rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - never dangerous(op 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 15 | Jump The Gun (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Iain Jardine | 123 lbs | 6/1F | 0.2 | Dwelt start - took keen hold - towards rear - headway into midfield after 1f - pushed along on far side of group over 2f out - headway when ridden and edged left over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 10th | 16 | Gallipoli (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Richard Fahey | 121 lbs | 80/1 | 3 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed and ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong | ||
| 11th | 19 | Lexington Knight (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Richard Hannon | 114 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders on inner - pushed along halfway - soon rallied - ridden over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 8/1) | ||
| 12th | 10 | Safran (FR) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 126 lbs | 150/1 | 0.3 | Steadied start - held up in rear - shaken up and steady headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 50/1) | ||
| 13th | 9 | Crownthorpe (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Connor Murtagh
(3)lbs
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Richard Fahey | 124 lbs | 33/1 | 0.1 | Awkward start - slowly into stride - in rear - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 18/1) | |
| 14th | 5 | Eagleway (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Ivan Furtado | 132 lbs | 16/1 | 4.25 | Mounted in chute - taken down early - in touch with leaders on outer - ridden over 2f out - lost position and struggling over 1f out(op 12/1) | ||
| 15th | 12 | Poet's Dawn (GB) | 10 G | Poor |
Ella McCain
(5)lbs
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Tim Easterby | 121 lbs | 40/1 | 1.5 | Raced wide early - disputed lead - ridden and lost position under 2f out - soon weakened(op 25/1) | |
| 16th | 13 | Amaysmont (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 125 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | Raced wide early - held up in rear - pushed along and struggling 3f out - soon beaten (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for geldings performance; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 20/1) | ||
| 17th | 18 | Wobwobwob (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Adrian Paul Keatley | 119 lbs | 8/1 | 26 | Took keen hold - tracked leaders - pushed along and lost position over 2f out - soon weakened - eased when no chance inside final furlong - tailed off - finished slightly lame (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding was slightly lame on its left hind)(op 17/2) |
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