Salisbury
20:15
George Smith Horseboxes Handicap
Salisbury Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £9 Place: £2.70 £1.50 £1.50 Exacta: £27.10 Tricast: £149.17 Trifecta: £235.60
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Prince Of Bel Lir (IRE) 6 G AVG Joseph Parr 138 lbs 15/2 Won Made all - 2 lengths ahead and edged left inside final furlong - reduced lead inside final 110yds - kept on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had beneftited from what was - in his opinion - a weaker race on this occasion)(op 12/1)
2nd 10 Beau Jardine (IRE) 7 G Poor Rachel Cook & John Bridger 123 lbs 15/8F .5 Slowly into stride and bumped start - in rear - switched right and headway over 1f out - went second and kept on well inside final 110yds - did well in the circumstances(tchd 2/1)
3rd 3 Brazen Idol (GB) 5 G AVG John Butler 138 lbs 10/1 1.25 Steadied start - took keen hold - held up in rear - headway on outer and hung right over 1f out - went second 1f out - lost second and no extra inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 15/2)
4th 4 De Bruyne (GB) 2 G Poor Ed Walker 137 lbs 11/2 1.25 Prominent - carried left over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 9/2)
5th 5 Jax Edge (GB) 5 M AVG Christopher Mason 132 lbs 15/2 0.3 Prominent - went second and hung left under 2f out - lost second and no extra 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 17/2)
6th 9 Oriental Spirit (GB) 6 G Poor Stuart Kittow 132 lbs 14/1 2 Steadied start - took keen hold - held up in rear - some headway when short of room and hampered over 1f out - kept on(op 10/1)
7th 1 Gannon Glory (IRE) 5 G AVG Archie Watson 141 lbs 22/1 2.25 Raced in second - lost second and carried left under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1)
8th 8 Big R (IRE) 5 G AVG Eve Johnson Houghton 133 lbs 15/2 3 Bumped rival start - never better than midfield - weakened final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
9th 6 Fiscal Policy (IRE) 6 G AVG Daniel & Claire Kubler 135 lbs 12/1 0.2 Midfield - short of room and bumped over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 11/1)
10th 7 Diamond Cottage (GB) 8 M AVG Malcolm Saunders 133 lbs 33/1 0.2 Midfield - lost position under 2f out - dropped to last and weakened final furlong(op 25/1 tchd 40/1)