Armstrong Memorial Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Claim The Crown (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Roger Varian | 134 lbs | 5/1 | Won | Held up in last - smooth headway over 3f out - shaken up over 2f out - ridden 2f out - switched left over 1f out - led inside final furlong - won going away(op 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Myristica (IRE) | 5 M | AVG | Tim Easterby | 140 lbs | 9/4F | 1.75 | Prominent in chasing group - headway over 4f out - led over 2f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 3/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Matchless (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ivan Furtado | 136 lbs | 6/1 | 1.5 | Disputed lead at fast pace - led narrowly over 3f out - ridden and headed over 2f out - kept on(op 8/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Menai Bridge (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Charles Hills | 137 lbs | 6/1 | 2 | Slowly away - towards rear - pushed along and headway over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - every chance over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Society Red (GB) | 8 G | AVG |
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Richard Fahey | 130 lbs | 12/1 | 7.5 | Towards rear - pushed along and headway over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - hung right and weakened from over 1f out(op 16/1) | |
| 6th | 7 | Spirit Catcher (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 130 lbs | 4/1 | 1.5 | Disputed lead at fast pace - pushed along over 3f out - weakened over 2f out(op 9/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Fishable (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 142 lbs | 15/2 | 24 | Prominent in chasing group - pushed along over 4f out - weakened quickly over 3f out - well behind from over 2f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor performance)(tchd 13/2) |
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