Firth Steels Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | Clear Angel (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Harry Russell
(3)lbs
|
Susan Corbett | 123 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Ducked right start - midfield - smooth headway on outer 3f out - ridden and led over 1f out - kept on strongly(tchd 9/1) | |
| 2nd | 3 | Precisely (GB) | 5 M | Poor | John Butler | 134 lbs | 9/2 | 2.75 | Held up in rear - pushed along and headway on outer over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - chased leaders final furlong - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 7/1) | ||
| 3rd | 16 | Frankelio (FR) | 7 G | Poor | Micky Hammond | 121 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - pushed along 2f out - switched right over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on and went third towards finish(op 10/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Gainsbourg (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Edward Bethell | 135 lbs | 100/30F | 0.05 | Slightly awkward start - in rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headway on outer over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - nearest finish(op 4/1 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Perfect Swiss (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 130 lbs | 16/1 | 0 | Prominent - ridden and led 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened and edged left inside final furlong - lost two places towards finish (vet said gelding lost its left hind shoe)(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Jewel Maker (IRE) | 10 G | AVG |
Sean Kirrane
(3)lbs
|
Tim Easterby | 128 lbs | 28/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear of midfield - headway over 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - ridden and stayed on inside final furlong(tchd 25/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Jack Daniel (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Declan Carroll | 132 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Led - ridden over 2f out - soon headed and lost second - keeping on but held when hung left inside final furlong (jockey said colt hung left-handed in the home straight)(op 7/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Sir Maxi (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 132 lbs | 12/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - ridden 2f out - outpaced 1f out - losing place when slightly hampered inside final furlong(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 9th | 13 | It Just Takes Time (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Mark Walford | 127 lbs | 18/1 | 0.05 | Took keen hold - midfield - pushed along and not clear run over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - soon well held (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 16/1) | ||
| 10th | 15 | Mutaraafeq (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Ivan Furtado | 126 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Taken down early - slightly awkward start - towards rear - pushed along and headway over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no impression final furlong(op 11/1) | ||
| 11th | 2 | Headingley (IRE) | 2 C | Poor | David O'Meara | 135 lbs | 22/1 | 3.75 | Hampered start and slowly away - always towards rear(op 18/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 12th | 4 | Sandret (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Ben Haslam | 133 lbs | 11/1 | .75 | Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - soon lost position - dropped to rear over 1f out(op 12/1) | ||
| 13th | 12 | Greek Kodiac (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Mark Walford | 127 lbs | 25/1 | 4 | Carried right start - took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and lost position over 2f out - weakened and dropped to rear over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 28/1) |
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