Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Laurentia (IRE) | 9 M | Poor | Dean Ivory | 131 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Towards rear of midfield - headway and switched right 2f out - went second over 1f out - clear with one other and edged left inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - kept on (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(op 16/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Cloch Nua (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Stella Barclay | 135 lbs | 13/2 | 1.5 | Held up in behind leaders - ridden and led over 1f out - faced challenge and went clear with winner inside final furlong - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Shabs (GB) | N/A | AVG | Martin Smith | 131 lbs | 4/1 | 6 | Prominent on outer - ridden and lost third over 2f out - went third but well held inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 3/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Makambe (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Chelsea Banham | 140 lbs | 18/1 | 1.75 | Ridden early - soon midfield - headway 4f out - ridden over 2f out - short of room and switched right over 1f out - soon outpaced - well held final furlong(op 28/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Smarden Flyer (IRE) | 2 G | Poor | John Best & Karen Jewell | 131 lbs | 25/1 | 0 | Switched left soon after start - midfield - ridden 3f out - no impression over 1f out - well held final furlong(op 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 16 | Cable Mountain (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Paddy Bradley
(3)lbs
|
Brett Johnson | 125 lbs | 150/1 | .75 | In rear - ridden and some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 50/1) | |
| 7th | 11 | Channel Packet (GB) | 9 H | Poor | Michael Appleby | 131 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Midfield on outer - ridden over 2f out - no impression and well held final furlong(op 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 15 | Rumourmonger (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Michael Appleby | 126 lbs | 22/1 | 2.75 | Reared start - slowly away - in rear - switched right and ridden 2f out - some headway final furlong - never dangerous (jockey said filly jumped awkwardly from the stalls)(op 40/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Shyjack (GB) | N/A | Poor | Christine Dunnett | 133 lbs | 12/1 | 1.5 | Soon dropped to last and ridden - switched right and reminders 5f out - never on terms - never going well (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/1) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Bankawi (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Rhys Clutterbuck
(3)lbs
|
Michael & David Easterby | 135 lbs | 7/2F | 1.75 | Led but pestered - ridden 2f out - headed over 1f out - soon lost position and beaten - weakened final furlong(tchd 10/3 and tchd 18/5) | |
| 11th | 3 | Kotyonok (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Frederick Larson
(5)lbs
|
Michael Appleby | 130 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Midfield - ridden 5f out - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed off the bend)(op 8/1) | |
| 12th | 12 | Winning Empress (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Benoit De La Sayette
(3)lbs
|
Ismail Mohammed | 127 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Always towards rear - ridden 4f out - hung right from 2f out - well behind final furlong (jockey said filly hung badly right-handed)(op 13/2) | |
| 13th | 13 | Imperial Eclipse (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Harry Davies
(3)lbs
|
George Boughey | 124 lbs | 14/1 | 1.5 | Midfield - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1) | |
| 14th | 6 | Jedba (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Liam Wright
(7)lbs
|
Darryll Holland | 125 lbs | 50/1 | 1.25 | Pressed leader - ridden over 1f out - soon lost position and weakened quickly(op 33/1) | |
| 15th | 14 | Roaring Rosa (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ivan Furtado | 127 lbs | 50/1 | 11 | Mounted in chute and taken down early - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - ridden and lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - lost shoe (vet said filly lost left hind shoe)(op 33/1) |
Chelmsford (AW) Races