Carleton Nursery Handicap (A Jockey Club Grassroots Nursery Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Don't Fight It (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Keith Dalgleish | 136 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Close up on inner - shaken up from over 2f out - pushed along and led over 1f out - ridden and went clear but hung left from 1f out - kept on final 110yds - always doing enough(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Howyadoin (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
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Tim Easterby | 132 lbs | 11/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - pushed along from 3f out - not clear run over 2f out - switched left over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 17/2) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Cheyenne Nation (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Michael Dods | 134 lbs | 28/1 | .75 | Fractious at the post and got loose beforehand - ducked left start - took keen hold - pressed leader on outer - going okay when shaken up over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - keeping on when slightly hampered inside final furlong(op 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Dixiedoodledragon (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Keith Dalgleish | 137 lbs | 8/1 | .75 | Slowly into stride and carried left start - towards rear - headway but not clear run over 2f out - pushed along and short of room over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - nearest finish(op 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Mystical Dreams (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Brian Ellison | 134 lbs | 7/2 | 2.25 | Awkward start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced and pushed along after 2f - ridden on inner 2f out - held from 1f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said filly missed the break)(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Stormy Pearl (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Rebecca Menzies | 137 lbs | 9/4F | 1.25 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - pushed along from over 2f out - ridden and headed by winner over 1f out - lost third inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 5/2 tchd 11/5) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Majil (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Nigel Tinkler | 122 lbs | 8/1 | .75 | Dwelt start and hampered start - in rear - some headway and going okay on outer over 2f out - edged right and hampered over 1f out - soon beaten (jockey said filly missed the break)(tchd 13/2) |
Carlisle Races