Homeserve Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Au Clair De Lune (IRE) | N/A | Elite | George Scott | 120 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Towards rear - hampered 8f out - pushed along 3f out - headway and chased leaders home turn - ridden and pressed leader over 1f out - kept on well and led inside final 110yds(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Hochfeld (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
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Mark Johnston | 127 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Chased leaders on outer - pressed leader with one circuit to go - ridden and led 3f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 7/2) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Mr Curiosity (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Charlie Fellowes | 126 lbs | 11/4F | 5.5 | Slowly into stride - in rear - hampered 8f out - headway about five wide over 3f out - ridden and chased leader home turn - lost second 1f out - soon hung left and eased(op 5/2) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Gabrial The One (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 114 lbs | 11/2 | 6 | Chased leaders - ridden over 2f out - outpaced and beaten over 1f out(op 8/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Nuits St Georges (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | David Menuisier | 133 lbs | 4/1 | 17 | Led - headed and ridden 3f out - lost second home turn - soon weakened and eased (jockey said gelding was never travelling and hung right-handed throughout; trainer's rep said gelding appeared to be unsuited by the tight nature of the track) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Red Derek (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Lisa Williamson | 114 lbs | 40/1 | 9 | Tracked leader - lost position with one circuit to go - dropped to rear 5f out - lost touch over 2f out | ||
| 7th | 5 | Supakalanistic (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 125 lbs | 28/1 | 32 | Slowly into stride - in rear - headway 6f out - ridden and lost position over 3f out - lost touch over 2f out - soon eased - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Hasanabad (IRE) | N/A | Elite | Ian Williams | 124 lbs | 8/1 | - | Held up in behind leaders - pulled up quickly 8f out - fatally injured(tchd 17/2) |
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