Play With The Finest Bookmaker - Fitzdares Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Silver Gunn (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Marco Botti | 135 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - headway from over 2f out - pressed leader over 1f out - led final 110yds - kept on well(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Balgair (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Tom Clover | 129 lbs | 25/1 | 1.5 | Carried left start - took keen hold - prominent - pulled way into lead after 2f - no extra and headed final 110yds(op 16/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Way Of Life (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Jonathan Portman | 135 lbs | 33/1 | 1.5 | Midfield on inner - headway from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds(op 20/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Wonder Starelzaam (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
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Denis Coakley | 130 lbs | 8/1 | .5 | Bit short of room soon after start - in rear - headway on outer from over 2f out - disputing third inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) | |
| 5th | 8 | Lady Reset (GB) | 7 M | Poor | David Pipe | 128 lbs | 10/1 | 1.75 | Dwelt start - prominent - went second over 5f out - lost second under 2f out - weakened and lost two places inside final furlong(op 9/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Fast Steps (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Rod Millman | 137 lbs | 9/2 | 1 | Dwelt start - held up in last - headway from 2f out - bit short of room over 1f out - no impression final furlong(op 5/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Micks Dream (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Roger Teal | 126 lbs | 9/1 | 2 | Ducked left start - towards rear - brief headway on outer 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Eklil (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Rae Guest | 127 lbs | 100/30F | 4.25 | In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/2 tchd 16/5) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Cliffs Of Capri (GB) | 9 G | Poor | Jamie Osborne | 129 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Carried left start - soon led - headed and prominent after 2f - weakened over 2f out(op 14/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Western Stars (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Ed Dunlop | 131 lbs | 8/1 | 9 | Never better than midfield (jockey said gelding weakened quickly; trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going on this occasion - which was officially described as good and would prefer a softer surface)(tchd 10/1) |
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