Rhino Bet Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | I Still Have Faith (GB) | 5 G | AVG | B F Brookhouse | 133 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Slowly into stride - raced in last and detached early - headway and going easily when switched right over 2f out - sustained duel with runner-up from over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on(op 2/1 tchd 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Warren Hill (IRE) | 5 M | AVG | Roger Varian | 136 lbs | 2/1 | 0.2 | Hampered and dropped to rear soon after start - headway and prominent over 2f out - led and sustained duel with winner from over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 15/8 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Twoforthegutter (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 129 lbs | 12/1 | 2 | Midfield - headway and led under 3f out - lost two places over 1f out - kept on(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Barossa (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
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Nigel Tinkler | 115 lbs | 22/1 | 8 | Towards rear - headway 3f out - outpaced and wandered around over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 18/1) | |
| 5th | 2 | Royal Dream (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Ed Dunlop | 135 lbs | 15/2 | 6 | Pressed leader early - lost position and dropped to midfield after 1f - weakened over 1f out(op 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Salamancan (FR) | 3 G | Poor | David Menuisier | 132 lbs | 20/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - prominent - switched right soon after start - pressed leader after 1f - lost second and prominent 8f out - lost ground and dropped to rear 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding was unsteerable in the early stages)(op 22/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Bridge (GB) | 2 C | Poor | Brian Meehan | 134 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - in rear - headway and led over 7f out - headed and lost position under 3f out - weakened quickly under 2f out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Mickey Mongoose (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 134 lbs | 17/2 | 23 | Led - headed and lost position under 3f out - dropped to last and eased inside final furlong - tailed off (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1) |
Nottingham Races