John Smith's Racing Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Eilean Dubh (IRE) | 5 H | AVG | K R Burke | 133 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Dwelt start - in touch with leaders towards far side - headway and tracked leader over 2f out - ridden and led narrowly over 1f out - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that colt benefitted from a better draw on this occasion and a return to a 1m trip)(op 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Blue For You (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 136 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - headway on outer over 2f out - pushed along and edged left under 2f out - ridden and made challenge over 1f out - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Blenheim Boy (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Richard Fahey | 123 lbs | 8/1 | 1.25 | Tracked leaders - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and every chance over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Isla Kai (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Nigel Tinkler | 141 lbs | 2/1F | .5 | Raced freely - led on inner - shaken up 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - no extra final furlong(op 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Young Fire (FR) | 10 G | Poor | David O'Meara | 142 lbs | 16/1 | 2 | Held up in midfield - switched left and headway over 2f out - soon pushed along - ridden and no impression from over 1f out(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Scottish Summit (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Geoffrey Harker | 137 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Towards rear - pushed along and headway over 2f out - ridden and no impression from over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Challet (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
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Michael Dods | 122 lbs | 5/1 | 2.75 | Slowly away - in rear - pushed along and reminder soon after start - pushed along and minor headway on outer over 2f out - ridden and no impression from over 1f out (trainer said gelding was never travelling having missed the break)(op 11/2) | |
| 8th | 4 | Via Serendipity (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Charlie Fellowes | 136 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Never better than mid-division(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Tammani (GB) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 133 lbs | 20/1 | 2.5 | Always towards rear(op 18/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 10th | 9 | Garden Oasis (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 125 lbs | 18/1 | 5 | Prominent - pushed along over 3f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1) |
York Races