Rio Ferdinand Foundation Nursery Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Benacre (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie & Mark Johnston | 135 lbs | 11/4F | Won | Made all - shaken up 3f out - ridden clear over 1f out - reduced lead final 110yds - always doing enough(op 3/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Daydream Dancer (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ralph Beckett | 131 lbs | 7/2 | 1 | Held up in rear - pushed along and headway on inner 3f out - hung right and hampered rivals but went second under 2f out - soon ridden - kept on well inside final furlong - always held(op 10/3 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Out Of Shadows (GB) | 3 G | AVG |
Benoit De La Sayette
(3)lbs
|
Marco Botti | 132 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - towards rear 5f out - pushed along and headway when slightly hampered under 2f out - ridden and went third over 1f out - kept on but always held(op 13/2 tchd 15/2) | |
| 4th | 7 | Chourmo (GB) | 4 G | AVG |
George Bass
(3)lbs
|
Mick Channon | 122 lbs | 66/1 | 4 | In touch with leaders - pushed along when hampered under 2f out - soon hung left and ridden - pushed out and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 40/1) | |
| 5th | 1 | Whistle And Flute (IRE) | 5 H | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 135 lbs | 9/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pushed along and bit short of room under 2f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra and lost fourth inside final 110yds (jockey said colt ran too free)(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Majestic Newlaw (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
Mohammed Tabti
(7)lbs
|
Paul & Oliver Cole | 124 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - pushed along and lost position 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on but no impression from over 1f out(op 7/1) | |
| 7th | 8 | Hunkpapa (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Brian Meehan | 122 lbs | 17/2 | 1 | Took keen hold - prominent - ridden when carried right over 1f out - weakened gradually final furlong(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 8th | 4 | Look Back Smiling (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Ed Dunlop | 132 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Always towards rear - hung right and pushed along early - ridden and struggling when hung left over 1f out (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the undulating track at Epsom)(op 4/1) |
Epsom Races