Extra Place Races Throughout Cheltenham Handicap (London Stayers' Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Duty Of Care (GB) | 6 G | Good | Jamie Osborne | 142 lbs | 9/4F | Won | Towards rear of midfield - headway from 3f out - soon pushed along - led 1f out - edged left but kept on well inside final furlong(op 85/40 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Blazeon Five (GB) | 6 M | AVG | Roger Teal | 137 lbs | 5/1 | 2 | Midfield - headway from 2f out - pushed along when prominent 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final 110yds(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | First Emperor (GB) | 5 G | Poor | John Ryan | 134 lbs | 8/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - ridden on outer from over 1f out - soon some headway - kept on inside final furlong(op 17/2 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Diamond Bay (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Tom Ward | 142 lbs | 100/30 | 2 | In touch with leaders - prominent from 5f out - ridden 2f out - soon pressed leader - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Jon Snow (FR) | 7 G | Good | George Baker | 129 lbs | 50/1 | 0.3 | Led at steady pace - increased tempo from over 2f out - soon ridden - edged left over 1f out - soon headed - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung both ways)(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Rhebus Road (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Oliver Sherwood | 126 lbs | 33/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - pushed along 3f out - some headway 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 50/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Pons Aelius (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 135 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Prominent - pushed along from over 2f out - keeping on when bit short of room 1f out - soon lost ground and no extra (jockey said colt was denied a clear run over 1f out)(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Militry Decoration (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Camilla Poulton | 128 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Prominent - ridden 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 3 | Grandmaster Flash (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Gary Moore | 140 lbs | 50/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear - pushed along and kept on from 2f out - never near to challenge | ||
| 10th | 4 | Oman (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 140 lbs | 28/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - shaken up from over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out - made no impression(op 18/1) | ||
| 11th | 8 | Smart Champion (GB) | 8 G | Poor | David Simcock | 134 lbs | 18/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - held up in last - headway on outer from over 3f out - ridden and beaten 2f out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 12th | 9 | Alpine Stroll (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
Laura Coughlan
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Ed de Giles | 127 lbs | 40/1 | 5 | Pressed leader - prominent after 4f - lost position when on outer from over 4f out - pushed along and weakened from over 2f out |
Kempton (AW) Races