Betfred Steve Yarborough Memorial Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Series Qual')
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Night Bear (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Tony Carroll | 128 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Took keen hold - pressed leader - led over 8f out - went clear over 3f out - ridden over 2f out - soon edged left - much reduced lead inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Billy Roberts (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Simon Whitaker | 133 lbs | 5/2 | 1 | Held up in midfield - headway over 3f out - went second over 2f out - soon ridden - ran on - no match for winner(op 9/4) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Busby (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Philip Kirby | 131 lbs | 16/1 | 4.25 | Held up in rear - pushed along halfway - ridden and stayed on from over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - not reach leaders(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Persuasive Powers (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Georgia Dobie
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Eve Johnson Houghton | 126 lbs | 5/1 | 3.75 | Taken down early - led - headed but chased winner over 8f out - ridden and lost second over 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 9/2) | |
| 5th | 1 | Headingley (IRE) | 2 C | Poor | David O'Meara | 137 lbs | 12/1 | 15 | Held up in rear - shaken up over 3f out - soon weakened | ||
| 6th | 3 | Dogged (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Rebecca Menzies | 132 lbs | 2/1F | 42 | Slowly into stride - soon prominent - ridden over 3f out - weakened over 2f out - eased (vet said gelding had an irregular heartbeat; jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 6/4) |
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