Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Cloud Cover (IRE) | 5 M | Good | James Tate | 138 lbs | 100/30F | Won | Travelled strongly - prominent - lost position and in touch with leaders over 5f out - switched right and going best when joined leaders over 1f out - led 1f out - ran on well(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Sir Oliver (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Chris Dwyer | 140 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - led - soon headed and prominent - went second final 110yds - kept on(op 28/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Riot (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 139 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Ducked left start - towards rear of midfield - headway over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds - ran on well(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | G'Daay (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Joseph Parr | 142 lbs | 9/1 | 1.75 | Short of room and stumbled soon after start - took keen hold - prominent - soon raced in second - briefly led over 1f out - lost two places and weakened final 110yds(op 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 9 | American Belle (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | James Fanshawe | 138 lbs | 13/2 | 0.3 | Ducked right start - prominent early - soon lost position and dropped to rear - switched right over 1f out - edged left and ran on well inside final furlong(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Lion's Dream (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Michael Appleby | 126 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Pushed along early - soon prominent - led after 1f - headed over 1f out - kept on until weakened final 110yds(op 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Jilly Cooper (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Charlie Johnston | 142 lbs | 16/1 | 0.3 | Slowly into stride - in rear - headway inside final furlong - ran on - never near to challenge(op 14/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 10 | Okami (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Roger Varian | 136 lbs | 15/2 | 1.25 | Towards rear - short of room and dropped to rear soon after start - switched right over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 5/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Welleef (IRE) | 5 H | AVG | Owen Burrows | 139 lbs | 11/2 | .5 | Dwelt start - midfield - some headway over 2f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 7/2 t) | ||
| 10th | 11 | Imperial Dream (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
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Sir Mark Prescott Bt | 129 lbs | 13/2 | 2 | Carried left start - took keen hold - midfield - headway and prominent 5f out - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 6/1 and tchd 7/1) | |
| 11th | 3 | Priscilla's Wish (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Philip McBride | 140 lbs | 22/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - lost position 2f out - dropped to last and weakened final 110yds(tchd 25/1) |
Chelmsford (AW) Races