Betting Better With Sky Bet Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Dark Moon Rising (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 139 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Towards rear - headway on outer from over 3f out - ridden over 1f out - ran on to lead inside final 110yds - won going away(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Lizzie Jean (GB) | 4 F | AVG | Ivan Furtado | 143 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Ducked right start - towards rear - switched right and headway over 3f out - going easily over 2f out - edged left but led over 1f out - hung left and headed inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Gibside (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 132 lbs | 11/4F | 1.5 | Slowly away - towards rear - headway and prominent after 1f - pressed leader over 3f out - led over 2f out - headed over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Cormier (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Brian Ellison | 140 lbs | 8/1 | .75 | Midfield - pushed along and headway 4f out - pressed leaders 3f out - outpaced and no extra from over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Two Brothers (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Michael & David Easterby | 141 lbs | 4/1 | 1.25 | Led at steady pace - switched to near side over 4f out - joined over 3f out - headed and no extra from over 2f out(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Whatacracker (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Mark Walford | 117 lbs | 4/1 | 3 | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along 4f out - weakened over 2f out(op 10/3) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Grand Scheme (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Sam England | 140 lbs | 50/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - weakened over 2f out(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Feel The Need (GB) | 4 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 129 lbs | 8/1 | 1.25 | Slowly away - always behind (jockey said gelding failed to stay the trip on this occasion; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/2) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Gastronomy (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Andrew Breslin
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Philip Kirby | 126 lbs | 20/1 | 2.75 | Awkward start - always behind(op 16/1) |
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