Theakston Simply The Best Classified Stakes
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Eternal Sunshine (GB) | 5 M | AVG | Jim Goldie | 135 lbs | 6/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - smooth headway halfway - led 2f out - soon hung badly left - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - always doing enough | ||
| 2nd | 17 | Calafrio (GB) | 4 F | Poor | Philip Kirby | 128 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Prominent - pressed leaders 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Ustath (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 139 lbs | 9/1 | 1.75 | Prominent against near rail - pressed leaders over 1f out - lost position briefly inside final furlong - ran on towards finish - went third again post(op 13/2) | ||
| 4th | 16 | Variety Island (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Simon Whitaker | 135 lbs | 9/1 | 0.05 | Midfield - outpaced 2f out - edged left over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - briefly went third towards finish - kept on(op 15/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Birdie Bowers (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | David Thompson | 135 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Led - headed 2f out - lost position gradually inside final furlong(tchd 40/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Ben Dikduk (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Mark Walford | 135 lbs | 11/2F | 1 | Midfield - hung left but kept on from over 1f out - never dangerous(op 15/2) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Delagate The Lady (GB) | 8 M | Poor | Roger Fell & Sean Murray | 135 lbs | 33/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - hung left and lost position gradually inside final furlong - weakened inside final furlong(op 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Flavius Titus (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Sam Feilden
(7)lbs
|
Danny Brooke | 128 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - steady headway on far side of group from 2f out - never on terms(op 8/1) | |
| 9th | 9 | Gidwa (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Brian Ellison | 135 lbs | 17/2 | 0.3 | Towards rear - steady headway from over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 8/1) | ||
| 10th | 12 | Kitbag (GB) | 4 G | Poor |
Tommie Jakes
(5)lbs
|
Linda Perratt | 130 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - brief headway 2f out - hung badly left over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 14/1) | |
| 11th | 3 | Bernie The Bear (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Linda Perratt | 135 lbs | 11/1 | 0.1 | Towards rear - brief headway on far side of group 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 12th | 18 | Just Typical (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Ian Williams | 128 lbs | 33/1 | 0.2 | Held up in rear - outpaced over 2f out - carried head high but kept on from over 1f out - never on terms(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 13th | 14 | Secret Daay (GB) | 6 G | Poor | David Thompson | 135 lbs | 16/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - lost position 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 14th | 10 | Glorious Rio (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Stella Barclay | 135 lbs | 25/1 | 0.2 | Held up in rear - outpaced 2f out - steady headway from over 1f out - no telling impression(op 20/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 15th | 19 | Thea Bell (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Brian Ellison | 128 lbs | 250/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - outpaced and reminders halfway - weakened inside final furlong(op 100/1) | ||
| 16th | 15 | See My Baby Jive (GB) | 9 M | Poor | Donald Whillans | 135 lbs | 11/1 | 7.5 | Never going well - in touch with leaders - outpaced and raced awkwardly after 1f - dropped to rear 2f out - unbalanced over 1f out - soon lost touch and eased(op 16/1) | ||
| 17th | 11 | Irish Dancer (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Zak Wheatley
(3)lbs
|
Declan Carroll | 132 lbs | 11/1 | 1.75 | In touch with leaders - lost ground quickly 2f out - soon hung left - weakened and lost touch inside final furlong (jockey said gelding weakened inside final furlong)(op 8/1 tchd 12/1) | |
| 18th | 13 | Metal Beau (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Sarah Hollinshead | 135 lbs | 200/1 | 5 | Never going well - held up in rear - outpaced halfway - detached on far side of group when drifted right 2f out - eased inside final furlong(op 125/1) |
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