Illuminate Christmas Party Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Thomas Equinas (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Dean Ivory | 135 lbs | 11/4 | Won | Took keen hold - prominent - ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out - hung left but led inside final furlong - kept on well (trainer's rep said - regrading the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from the reapplication of cheekpieces)(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Cuban Harry (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Ed Dunlop | 134 lbs | 7/1 | - | In rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - kept on and went second towards finish(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Batal Dandy (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Brandon Wilkie
(3)lbs
|
Stuart Williams | 126 lbs | 11/2 | - | Pressed leader - ridden to lead over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 5/1) | |
| 4th | 5 | Velvet Vortex (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Mike Murphy & Michael Keady | 131 lbs | 14/1 | - | Slowly away - in rear - shaken up over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds - never near to challenge(op 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Cogsworth (GB) | 3 G | AVG |
Christian Howarth
(3)lbs
|
Chris Dwyer | 134 lbs | 7/2 | - | Took keen hold - prominent - hung right under 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 10/3) | |
| 6th | 4 | Profitman (GB) | 3 G | AVG | B F Brookhouse | 132 lbs | 5/2F | - | Led but pestered - ridden against rail and headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 2/1 tchd 15/8) |
Chelmsford (AW) Races