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| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Billyb (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Craig Lidster | 138 lbs | 9/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader from over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Golden Pharaoh (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Scott Dixon | 130 lbs | 13/2 | 0.2 | Led - faced challenge from over 1f out - headed but kept on inside final 110yds(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Almekarem (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 130 lbs | 20/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - no impression over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - nearest finish(op 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Borgi (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | S Woods | 136 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | Midfield - in touch with leaders over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Eve's Boy (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Michael Dods | 128 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - some headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Gressington (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Katie Scott | 127 lbs | 50/1 | .75 | In rear - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Bowood (GB) | 5 G | AVG |
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Ivan Furtado | 127 lbs | 13/2 | .5 | Towards rear - some headway then not clear run and switched left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately two furlongs out)(op 6/1 tchd 8/1) | |
| 8th | 3 | Rajapour (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 132 lbs | 9/1 | 2 | Towards rear throughout(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 9th | 10 | Optimatum (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Rod Millman | 122 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | In rear - no impression(op 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Special Ghaiyyath (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | James Tate | 131 lbs | 9/4F | 10 | Prominent - hung left and weakened quickly from 2f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(tchd 5/2) |
Southwell (AW) Races