Vertem Nursery Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | X J Rascal (IRE) | N/A | AVG | George Boughey | 136 lbs | 11/4F | Won | In touch with leaders - raced centre - going best 2f out - soon nudged along - led over 1f out - ridden and kept on strongly inside final furlong - ran on well(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Maximilian Caesar (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Marco Botti | 132 lbs | 15/2 | 1 | Took keen hold - prominent on near side of group - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and went second over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Leap Year Lad (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Kevin Ryan | 118 lbs | 40/1 | .75 | Ducked left start - led in centre of group - led overall after 2f - pushed along and kept on well from under 3f out - ridden when headed over 1f out - soon no extra(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Shahbaz (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
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Charlie Fellowes | 134 lbs | 4/1 | 1 | Dwelt start - towards rear on near side of group - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and headway from under 2f out - kept on(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) | |
| 5th | 4 | Pure Gold (GB) | 4 F | AVG | David Menuisier | 134 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Bumped rival start - took keen hold - towards rear on near side of group - pushed along over 2f out - not clear run from under 2f out - ridden and minor headway when in the clear from over 1f out - kept on | ||
| 6th | 3 | Starnberg (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Richard Hannon | 134 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Led on near side of group - headed but prominent after 2f - pushed along over 2f out - ridden but no impression from over 1f out | ||
| 7th | 9 | Harlem Nights (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | James Horton | 127 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Bumped rival start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders on near side of group - pushed along over 2f out - ridden but weakened from over 1f out(op 18/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Grand Central (GB) | 3 G | Poor | Clive Cox | 131 lbs | 11/2 | 9.5 | Tracked leader in centre of group - pushed along when groups merged over 3f out - soon no impression - ridden and weakened from over 1f out(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Impulsive Reaction (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 129 lbs | 11/2 | 4.5 | Took keen hold - in rear - raced near side - ridden and weakened from 3f out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that colt had ran too freely on this occasion)(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) |
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