Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Garden Oasis (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 133 lbs | 100/30 | Won | Made all - soon pestered - ridden and went clear under 2f out - faced challenges final 110yds - just prevailed - gamely(op 7/2 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Star Shield (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
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David O'Meara | 131 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - held up in rear - not clear run over 2f out - headway when in the clear over 1f out - pressed winner final 110yds - just held | |
| 3rd | 9 | Khathak (GB) | 2 G | Poor | Richard Fahey | 123 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - headway going easily over 2f out - edged right and went second over 1f out - soon ridden - lost second final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Saisons d'Or (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Jedd O'Keeffe | 131 lbs | 9/1 | 4.25 | Pressed winner - lost ground halfway - lost two places over 1f out - soon no extra(tchd 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Little Ted (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 123 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Slowly into stride - in rear - steady headway when not clear run over 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - soon no extra(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Princess Niyla (GB) | 5 M | Poor | Alan Brown | 130 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - midfield - raced wide and steady headway over 2f out - edged right and weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 12/1) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Mr Heinz (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Simon Whitaker | 116 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders against rail - edged right and weakened over 1f out(tchd 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Makalu (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ruth Carr | 118 lbs | 9/2 | 0.2 | Raced in last - hampered after 1f - steady headway against far rail over 2f out - keeping on when hampered over 1f out - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run 1 1/2f out) | ||
| 9th | 3 | No Saint (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Sam England | 134 lbs | 33/1 | 8.5 | Slowly into stride - took keen hold - always behind(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Vondelpark (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Sara Ender | 124 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened over 2f out(op 16/1) | ||
| 11th | 1 | Tobetso (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Declan Carroll | 136 lbs | 3/1F | 3.5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on outer - weakening when hung right over 2f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 10/3) |
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