Connaught Access Flooring Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
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| 1st | 11 | Surely Not (IRE) | 4 G | Good | Dominic Ffrench Davis | 129 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in rear - good headway up the centre over 2f out - soon not clear run - ridden to lead when in the clear over 1f out - hung right but kept on well inside final 110yds - comfortably(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Connemara Coast (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Richard Hughes | 131 lbs | 15/2 | 2.25 | Held up in rear - switched left against near rail 5f out - going easily but waiting for room from over 2f out - ridden and headway when in the clear 1f out - kept on well and went second inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Gulmarg (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
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S Woods | 131 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - headway from 4f out - waiting for room over 2f out - soon switched right - ridden and briefly led under 2f out - kept on but lost second inside final 110yds(op 9/1) | |
| 4th | 2 | Lion Kingdom (GB) | 3 C | Poor | James Fanshawe | 135 lbs | 18/1 | 2.25 | Towards rear - waiting for room from over 2f out - soon carried right - ridden and headway from over 1f out - went fourth final strides (jockey said colt was denied a clear run over 2f out)(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Supreme King (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Richard Hannon | 133 lbs | 7/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear - headway but waiting for room over 2f out - ridden and pressed leaders when in the clear over 1f out - no extra and lost fourth final strides(op 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Burdett Road (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Bell | 134 lbs | 18/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - headway 2f out - soon ridden and pressed leaders - outpaced inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Bussento (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Eve Johnson Houghton | 134 lbs | 12/1 | 4 | Prominent up the centre - ridden 2f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 13 | Elwasme (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Andrew Balding | 127 lbs | 7/2F | .75 | Midfield against near rail - pushed along over 4f out - switched right and ridden 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Seductive Power (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Richard Hannon | 132 lbs | 18/1 | .75 | Towards rear up the centre - ridden and brief headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out | ||
| 10th | 12 | Gentle Whinny (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Denis Coakley | 129 lbs | 10/1 | 1.5 | Soon led - headed and prominent 4f out - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1) | ||
| 11th | 14 | Playupskyblues (IRE) | 3 G | Good | Alice Haynes | 123 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Prominent against near rail - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1) | ||
| 12th | 1 | Dionysian (GB) | 3 C | AVG | Stuart Williams | 137 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | Took keen hold - prominent up the centre - led 4f out - ridden 2f out - soon headed - slightly hampered over 1f out - soon weakened(op 9/1) | ||
| 13th | 8 | Cobalt Blue (IRE) | 2 C | Poor | Roger Varian | 132 lbs | 16/1 | 3.25 | Dwelt start - never better than midfield(op 20/1) | ||
| 14th | 15 | Dream Pirate (GB) | 5 G | AVG | T J Kent | 123 lbs | 25/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders up the centre - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened(op 16/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 15th | 10 | Almarin (IRE) | 2 G | AVG | Patrick Owens | 130 lbs | 25/1 | 5.5 | Midfield - headway 3f out - ridden over 2f out - soon weakened (vet said gelding lost his right front shoe)(op 20/1) |
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