George Formby Birthday Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Above It All (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Ed Walker | 132 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Dwelt start - towards rear - headway on inner and prominent after 2f - went second over 2f out - led and ridden when edged left over 1f out - reduced lead inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Samuel Spade (GER) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 132 lbs | 20/1 | 0.3 | Ducked right start - raced in last - switched left soon after start - shaken up over 2f out - headway when bit short of room 1f out - soon switched right - went second inside final 110yds - ran on towards finish (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 1f out)(op 16/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Brunello Breeze (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Tom Tate | 129 lbs | 9/1 | .5 | Dwelt start - towards rear - steady headway over 2f out - ridden and went second over 1f out - lost second inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Geopolitic (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Liam Browne
(7)lbs
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Richard Hannon | 124 lbs | 20/1 | .5 | In rear - pushed along after 2f - headway against far rail over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 16/1) | |
| 5th | 9 | Costa Adeje (IRE) | 2 G | Poor |
Pierre-Louis Jamin
(3)lbs
|
Tom Dascombe | 124 lbs | 7/1 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - prominent - went second over 5f out - left in lead on turn over 4f out - ridden over 2f out - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 12/1) | |
| 6th | 3 | Tudor Queen (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Kevin Ryan | 133 lbs | 15/2 | 2.75 | Took keen hold - raced in second - lost position but prominent over 5f out - raced wide on turn over 4f out - pushed along over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Emeralds Pride (GB) | 6 M | AVG | Michael Dods | 134 lbs | 7/2 | 2 | Took keen hold - prominent - slightly hampered after 1f - stumbled on turn after 2f - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out (jockey said filly stumbled on the bend)(op 11/4) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Autumn Festival (GB) | 6 G | Poor | David O'Meara | 135 lbs | 9/4F | 4.5 | Took keen hold - led - raced wide early - switched left after 1f - hung badly right and headed on turn over 4f out - soon against near rail and prominent - ridden and edged left over 2f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding hung badly right-handed across the track when turning into the home straight)(tchd 2/1) |
Haydock Races