Stay In Control At BetUK Handicap (Div II)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Secret Road (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Tristan Davidson | 119 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Made all - pushed along over 1f out - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong - always doing enough (trainer could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 18/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Thaki (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Morgan Cole
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Katie Scott | 117 lbs | 40/1 | .5 | Dwelt start - held up in rear - waiting for room 2f out - nudged along and steady headway from over 1f out - switched left inside final furlong - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 28/1) | |
| 3rd | 4 | Razzam (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Michael Appleby | 131 lbs | 9/2 | 2.25 | Prominent - pushed along over 1f out - ridden and outpaced inside final furlong - rallied final 110yds - kept on(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Abolish (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Tony Carroll | 123 lbs | 100/30F | 0.05 | Pulled hard - towards rear - waiting for room 2f out - in the clear and some headway against near rail over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(op 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Bellagio Man (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Antony Brittain | 135 lbs | 5/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - headway on far side of group 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Mersea (FR) | 5 M | AVG | Grant Tuer | 128 lbs | 11/2 | .75 | Reared and awkward start - in touch with leaders - brief headway 2f out - soon outpaced - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said filly was restless in stalls and missed the break)(op 7/2) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Mister Bluebird (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Heather Main | 137 lbs | 6/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - brief headway on far side of group 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 4/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Giogiobbo (GB) | 9 H | AVG | Scott Dixon | 128 lbs | 40/1 | 2.75 | Prominent - lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 50/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Misty Blues (IRE) | 2 F | Poor | Tim Easterby | 125 lbs | 14/1 | 2.5 | In touch with leaders(op 12/1) | ||
| 10th | 3 | As If By Chance (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Nigel Tinkler | 133 lbs | 8/1 | 2.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - lost ground quickly over 2f out - lost touch over 1f out - bled from the nose (vet reported gelding bled from the nose)(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) |
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