Carling King Richard III Cup Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Completely Random (GB) | 3 C | AVG | Harry Charlton | 127 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Dwelt start - towards rear - headway from over 2f out - switched right over 1f out - soon ridden to lead - comfortably(tchd 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Strike Red (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Richard Fahey | 133 lbs | 14/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - prominent on outer - led 1f out - soon headed - no extra towards finish - just held second(op 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Billyjoh (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Michael Appleby | 127 lbs | 11/1 | 0.2 | Held up in rear against near rail - outpaced 3f out - switched right and headway from over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - went third towards finish(op 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Trilby (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Sam England | 121 lbs | 6/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear on outer - headway from 2f out - briefly went third final 110yds - kept on(op 11/2 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Germanic (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Julie Camacho | 130 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly under 3f out - faced challenges over 1f out - soon headed - weakened final 110yds(op 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Rousing Encore (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ruth Carr | 118 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Bumped rival start - took keen hold - prominent - outpaced when bit short of room over 1f out - kept on(op 8/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Commanche Falls (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Michael Dods | 138 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on outer - outpaced 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong | ||
| 8th | 8 | Akkadian Thunder (GB) | 5 G | AVG | David O'Meara | 126 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Prominent against near rail - switched right 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run inside final furlong)(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Fivethousandtoone (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Tim Easterby | 128 lbs | 14/1 | 0.05 | In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost position 2f out - no impression final furlong(op 20/1) | ||
| 10th | 10 | Havana Pusey (GB) | 5 M | AVG |
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John Gallagher | 117 lbs | 4/1F | 0.3 | Bumped start - in touch with leaders against near rail - outpaced 2f out - switched right and rallying when not clear run inside final furlong (jockey said mare was denied a clear run inside final furlong)(op 13/2) | |
| 11th | 3 | Sergeant Wilko (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Kevin Ryan | 130 lbs | 11/2 | 7.5 | Led against near rail - headed under 3f out - short of room and hampered against near rail 1f out - soon eased (jockey said gelding suffered interference inside final furlong)(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1) |
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