Salisbury Races
Salisbury
19:45
D & N Construction Handicap
Salisbury
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2023
Distance: 1m2f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 6
Surface: Turf
Win: £10.20
Place: £2.80 £1.20 £1.60
Exacta: £34.70
Tricast: £76.18
Trifecta: £120.60
Non-Runners: Biscoff Joe (unsuitable ground), Finn Star (unsuitable ground), James Bradley (unsuitable ground), Native Melody (unsuitable ground), Two Plus Two (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | Portoro (GB) | 4 G | AVG | John Butler | 126 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in rear - bumped after 1f - headway to lead 2f out - soon went clear - eased towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a step up in trip and running on the turf - which was noted)(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Brabusach (FR) | 3 G | Poor | Ivan Furtado | 135 lbs | 2/1F | 9 | Took keen hold - prominent - outpaced under 2f out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 9/4 tchd 15/8) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Flammable (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Archie Watson | 134 lbs | 100/30 | 3 | Led but pestered - headed 2f out - soon outpaced - lost second and weakened final 110yds - just held third(op 7/4) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Texas Boy (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Syd Hosie | 130 lbs | 10/1 | 0.1 | Took keen hold - in rear - headway into midfield halfway - outpaced 2f out - no chance but went fourth and kept on final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Taswara (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Clive Cox | 126 lbs | 18/5 | 3.25 | Took keen hold - pressed leader - outpaced under 2f out - weakened and lost two places inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Dame Laura Knight (GB) | N/A | Poor | Ian Williams | 127 lbs | 15/2 | 2 | Prominent - outpaced 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 12/1) | ||
| 7th | 12 | Marisitta (GB) | 5 M | Poor | John O'Shea | 126 lbs | 12/1 | 4.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - hung right and weakened over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Dream Frontier (GB) | N/A | Poor | Camilla Poulton | 128 lbs | 28/1 | 45 | Took keen hold - in rear - lost touch 3f out - eased over 1f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said a post race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 66/1 tchd 25/1) |