Matchbook VIP Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Total Commitment (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Roger Charlton | 133 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Tracked leaders - closed to take 2nd over 2f out - pushed into lead over 1f out - well in command after - readily (trainers rep said - regards apparent improvement in form - gelding's run at Ascot came too soon and the gelding benefitted from the return to Kempton)(op 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Busby (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Conrad Allen | 129 lbs | 7/2 | 1.25 | Dwelt - soon chased leaders - shaken up over 2f out - progress over 1f out - driven to take 2nd final 100yds - never able to challenge(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Revolutionise (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 133 lbs | 15/8F | .5 | Dwelt - switched to race on inner and held up in last trio - shaken up and progress well over 1f out - stayed on final furlong to take 3rd near finish - too late to challenge (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 7/4 and tchd 2/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Golden Force (GB) | N/A | AVG | Clive Cox | 131 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Made most at fast pace to over 1f out - lost 2nd and one pace final 100yds(tchd 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Swiss Knight (GB) | N/A | Poor | Stuart Williams | 132 lbs | 9/1 | .5 | Towards rear - effort over 2f out - kept on over 1f out - not pace to threaten(op 6/1) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Shorter Skirt (GB) | N/A | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 130 lbs | 20/1 | 3.75 | Slowly away - well in rear - ridden 2f out - some late progress but never a threat (jockey said filly was slowly away)(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Swiss Pride (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Angus Villiers
(7)lbs
|
Richard Hughes | 121 lbs | 15/2 | 1.5 | With leading pair at fast pace for 2f - steadily weakened from 2f out(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) | |
| 8th | 4 | Fuwairt (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Thomas Greatrex
(5)lbs
|
David Loughnane | 127 lbs | 20/1 | 2.5 | Dwelt and awkward start - mostly in last and never a factor (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 16/1) | |
| 9th | 8 | Rock Of Estonia (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Michael Squance | 130 lbs | 80/1 | 0.2 | In touch - effort on inner 2f out - no progress over 1f out - soon weakened(op 50/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Shining (GB) | N/A | Poor | Jim Boyle | 131 lbs | 66/1 | 13 | Took fierce hold - with leader 2f - lost 2nd and weakened rapidly over 2f out - tailed off(op 40/1) |
Kempton (AW) Races