Aspire Cleaning Company Almada Mile Handicap (For The Watson Memorial Cup)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Aragon Castle (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 127 lbs | 13/8F | Won | Made all - increased tempo 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - hung right and ridden over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | James McHenry (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Edward Bethell | 142 lbs | 9/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - pressed leaders briefly 3f out - outpaced but went second over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Pisanello (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Mark Winn
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David O'Meara | 134 lbs | 12/1 | 1.5 | Slowly away - held up in rear - steady headway from over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - stayed on final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 10/1) | |
| 4th | 8 | Bubbles Wonky (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 128 lbs | 13/2 | 1.5 | Raced in second - pressed leader 3f out - hung left and lost position over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Dutch Decoy (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 140 lbs | 5/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders over 4f out - pressed leaders briefly 3f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Expert Choice (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 122 lbs | 11/1 | 0.05 | Edged right and hampered rivals soon after start - prominent - lost position gradually over 3f out - outpaced and carried head awkwardly 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Londoner (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Jim Goldie | 137 lbs | 10/1 | 0.05 | Hampered soon after start - midfield - dropped to rear 3f out - rallied and headway 2f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Chuzzlewit (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Kevin Ryan | 135 lbs | 14/1 | 5 | Hampered soon after start - held up in rear - brief headway towards far side when hung right 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Hiromichi (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Jack Channon | 136 lbs | 12/1 | 5 | Towards rear - brief headway 3f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 11/1) |
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