Hope - Sponsored By Nucleus Hr Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Kamanika (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Joseph Parr | 133 lbs | 5/2 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - shaken up and headway from over 2f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on to lead towards finish(op 11/4 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | I Still Have Faith (GB) | 5 G | AVG | B F Brookhouse | 135 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Travelled strongly - held up in rear - steady headway from 4f out - going easily but not clear run from 2f out - switched left and in the clear 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - went second final strides (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run for a significant amount of time in the home straight)(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Expert Witness (GB) | 5 M | AVG |
Aidan Keeley
(5)lbs
|
Sir Mark Todd | 131 lbs | 16/1 | 0.1 | Upset in stalls - midfield - towards rear home turn - bit short of room under 3f out - headway from 2f out - in touch with leaders 1f out - kept on(op 11/1) | |
| 4th | 3 | Alhambra Palace (GB) | 2 C | AVG | William Haggas | 135 lbs | 7/4F | 0.05 | Slowly away - took keen hold - held up in rear - switched left and on outer from 3f out - soon some headway - prominent and up the centre when hung left 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - briefly went second final strides (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 13/8) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Obama Army (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
George Bass
(3)lbs
|
Jack Channon | 131 lbs | 8/1 | 0.2 | Led - ridden from over 1f out - edged left and headed towards finish - soon no extra(tchd 9/1) | |
| 6th | 11 | Queensland Boy (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Ben Sanderson
(3)lbs
|
Ian Williams | 129 lbs | 25/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - towards rear against rail - dropped to last 3f out - switched left from over 2f out - ridden and hung right from over 1f out - stayed on final furlong - did well in the circumstances(op 20/1) | |
| 7th | 2 | Leading Company (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | John Quinn | 136 lbs | 25/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - prominent - going easily when challenging over 2f out - pushed along and weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 22/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Papal Music (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Clive Cox | 134 lbs | 40/1 | 2 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - lost position from under 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Going To The Moon (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Ismail Mohammed | 133 lbs | 14/1 | 1 | Towards rear - headway on outer from over 4f out - in touch with leaders when weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 10th | 13 | Fougere (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Dean Ivory | 128 lbs | 10/1 | 0.1 | Pulled hard - prominent - not clear run from 2f out - no extra when in the clear inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Crosstitch (GB) | N/A | Poor | Jennie Candlish | 134 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | Prominent on outer - lost position from 3f out - weakened final 110yds | ||
| 12th | 10 | Jackie Diamond (GB) | 5 M | Poor |
Isobel Francis
(5)lbs
|
Dominic Ffrench Davis | 127 lbs | 66/1 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - weakened quickly and drifted left inside final furlong(op 40/1 tchd 100/1) | |
| 13th | 12 | Ravigill (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Callum Hutchinson
(3)lbs
|
Alan King | 125 lbs | 50/1 | 3.25 | In touch with leaders - lost position from 3f out - soon dropped to rear - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 66/1) |
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