John Smith's Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Mayday Malone (GB) | 3 G | AVG |
Jay Mackay
(7)lbs
|
Michael Bell | 111 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Prominent - pushed along and pressed leader over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - just did enough(tchd 10/1) | |
| 2nd | 2 | Cosi Bello (GB) | 3 G | Elite | Charlie Fellowes | 133 lbs | 2/1F | - | In touch with leaders - waiting for room 2f out - steady headway from over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - just held(op 5/2 tchd 15/8 and tchd 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Milford (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Julie Camacho | 133 lbs | 13/2 | - | Prominent - pressed leader going best 2f out - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Perfect Part (IRE) | 3 F | Poor |
Shay Farmer
(7)lbs
|
Brian Ellison | 128 lbs | 11/2 | - | Held up in rear - raced wide but headway home turn - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 7/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | Royalty Bay (IRE) | 2 F | AVG | John & Sean Quinn | 132 lbs | 40/1 | - | In touch with leaders - outpaced when hung left over 1f out - no impression(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Gallant (FR) | 2 C | AVG | Andrew Balding | 129 lbs | 13/2 | - | Midfield - drifted left and badly hampered rival on turn over 2f out - no impression (jockey said colt hung left-handed)(op 4/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Sweet Fantastic (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 122 lbs | 6/1 | - | Led - headed over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Catalyse (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 131 lbs | 7/1 | - | Awkward start and slowly away - always behind (jockey said gelding slipped leaving stalls)(op 17/2 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Rajaking (GB) | 2 G | AVG | Stuart Williams | 126 lbs | 22/1 | - | Towards rear - short of room and badly hampered on turn over 2f out - soon lost touch - not recover(tchd 25/1) |
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