William Hill Racing Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Esmeray (IRE) | 4 F | Good | Ralph Beckett | 132 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Stumbled badly start - in touch with leaders - headway over 3f out - led 2f out - ridden over 1f out - edged left but kept on inside final furlong - just held on(op 15/8) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Dancing In Paris (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 130 lbs | 9/1 | 0.1 | Took keen hold - towards rear - steady headway on outer from over 2f out - ran on and went second towards finish - just failed(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Morcar (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Richard Hannon | 131 lbs | 4/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | First Officer (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Sorin Moldoveanu
(7)lbs
|
Jane Chapple-Hyam | 128 lbs | 100/30 | 0.3 | Raced in second - lost position 3f out - rallied over 1f out - no extra towards finish (jockey said gelding hung right-handed) | |
| 5th | 1 | City Of York (GB) | 4 G | AVG | David Simcock | 136 lbs | 12/1 | 0.1 | Held up in rear - headway against rail over 2f out - pressed winner 1f out - weakened and lost three places towards finish(op 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Party Island (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
George Bass
(3)lbs
|
Denis Coakley | 120 lbs | 9/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in rear - going okay waiting for room 2f out - soon repeatedly short of room - kept on (jockey said gelding was continually denied a clear run from 2f out)(op 8/1) | |
| 7th | 7 | Tarbaan (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Amy Murphy | 131 lbs | 9/1 | 5 | Led at steady pace - increased tempo 6f out - headed 2f out - weakening when squeezed out 1f out - no extra and eased final 110yds(tchd 8/1) |
Lingfield Races