Leicester Races
16:55
Welcomm Communications Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Prince Alex (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 125 lbs | 6/4F | Won | Prominent - ridden and chased leader over 1f out - led inside final furlong - ran on - comfortably(op 2/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Bright Start (USA) | 8 G | Poor | Saeed bin Suroor | 133 lbs | 11/4 | 1.25 | Close up - led after 3f - ridden over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 9/4 tchd 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Edinburgh Castle (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
William Carver
(5)lbs
|
Andrew Balding | 134 lbs | 9/2 | 0.1 | Slowly into stride - held up in rear - ridden and headway over 1f out - ran on - not pace to challenge (jockey said gelding lugged right-handed in the final furlong)(op 5/1 tchd 7/2) | |
| 4th | 5 | Gentleman At Arms (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Harry Dunlop | 131 lbs | 25/1 | 2 | Led - headed but chased leader after 3f - ridden over 2f out - lost second over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 22/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Western Duke (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ian Williams | 139 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Soon prominent - shaken up over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Union (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Ray Dawson
(5)lbs
|
Roger Varian | 130 lbs | 13/2 | .75 | Held up in rear - not clear run over 3f out - ridden and switched left over 1f out - not pace to challenge(op 5/1) | |
| 7th | 6 | Vampish (GB) | N/A | Good |
Laura Coughlan
(7)lbs
|
Ronald Thompson | 121 lbs | 33/1 | 5 | Chased leaders - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 25/1 and tchd 40/1) |