Kensington Gates Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Protagonist (FR) | 5 G | AVG | William Haggas | 127 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Led - headed and prominent after 1f - going okay when pressed leader 3f out - shaken up when led over 2f out - soon pushed along - ridden when edged left over 1f out - keeping on when edged right inside final furlong - ran on and always doing enough(op 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Dual Identity (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | William Knight | 123 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - in rear on outer - still plenty to do from over 3f out - pushed along from 3f out - headway up the centre from 2f out - ridden and kept on strongly from over 1f out - went second inside final furlong - too much to do(op 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 17 | Vee Sight (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 114 lbs | 9/2 | 3.5 | Prominent - pushed along from 3f out - soon outpaced - rallied and hard ridden from 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Arqoob (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | William Jarvis | 130 lbs | 22/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - switched left and pushed along from under 3f out - edged right and some headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Migdam (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Sir Michael Stoute | 126 lbs | 4/1J | 1 | Raced in second - pushed along and outpaced from over 2f out - rallied from over 1f out - ridden and no extra inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(tchd 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 13 | Croeso Cymraeg (GB) | 11 G | AVG | James Evans | 121 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway on outer from 4f out - going okay when pressed leader 3f out - pushed along when carried left from over 1f out - ridden and lost position inside final furlong - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran wide on the bend)(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Dubai Horizon (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Saeed bin Suroor | 128 lbs | 28/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - switched left and on outer over 3f out - pushed along from under 3f out - soon outpaced - ridden and kept on from over 1f out(op 33/1) | ||
| 8th | 16 | Secret Box (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 118 lbs | 17/2 | 1 | In rear - shaken up when still plenty to do from over 3f out - pushed along from 3f out - switched left 2f out - ridden and stayed on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 15 | Knight Of Honour (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | John & Thady Gosden | 121 lbs | 11/2 | .75 | In rear on outer - still plenty to do from over 3f out - shaken up from 3f out - short of room and lost ground 2f out - soon pushed along - keeping on when slightly hampered 1f out - stayed on but never near to challenge (jockey said colt was never travelling)(op 13/2) | ||
| 10th | 14 | Asgoodassobergets (FR) | 3 C | Poor |
Saffie Osborne
(3)lbs
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Tom Ward | 118 lbs | 50/1 | 0.1 | Midfield - ridden and keeping on when slightly hampered over 1f out - stayed on but never dangerous(op 25/1 tchd 22/1) | |
| 11th | 2 | Palavecino (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Brian Meehan | 137 lbs | 40/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - ridden from under 2f out - soon no extra - weakened inside final furlong(op 66/1) | ||
| 12th | 4 | Ajero (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Kim Bailey | 135 lbs | 4/1J | 2 | Dwelt start - towards rear - pushed along from over 2f out - ridden and stayed on from over 1f out - never on terms(op 10/3) | ||
| 13th | 1 | Belloccio (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Stefano Cherchi
(3)lbs
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David Menuisier | 135 lbs | 40/1 | 1.25 | Midfield on outer - pushed along from under 3f out - ridden when towards rear 2f out - soon beaten | |
| 14th | 9 | Good Birthday (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Andrew Balding | 126 lbs | 22/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - some headway over 3f out - ridden and no extra from 2f out - soon beaten | ||
| 15th | 5 | Victory Chime (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Ralph Beckett | 134 lbs | 40/1 | 4.25 | Midfield - headway to lead after 1f - pushed along when headed over 2f out - ridden when hung right over 1f out - soon lost position - weakened quickly inside final furlong(tchd 50/1) |
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