eventmasters.co.uk 40th Anniversary Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Blue Day (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Harry Charlton | 131 lbs | 7/2 | Won | In rear - switched left and headway against near rail from 2f out - ridden and led inside final 110yds - kept on(op 4/1 tchd 18/5 and tchd 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Duran (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Nigel Tinkler | 133 lbs | 7/2 | 1.5 | Towards rear - short of room under 2f out - switched right and ridden over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - ran on well inside final furlong - went second final strides(op 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Zoulu Chief (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Heather Main | 136 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Pressed leader - led 2f out - ridden and headed inside final furlong - no extra and lost second final strides(op 14/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Blind Beggar (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Michael Appleby | 133 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | Led narrowly - headed 2f out - hung right and no extra final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 20/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Rebel Empire (FR) | 3 G | AVG |
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Richard Hannon | 129 lbs | 14/1 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - no extra final furlong(tchd 16/1) | |
| 6th | 7 | Jenever (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Jessica Macey | 131 lbs | 6/1 | 0.1 | In rear - headway on outer over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 8/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Good Earth (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Michael Herrington | 132 lbs | 25/1 | 1 | Pressed leaders - no extra final furlong - hampered towards finish(op 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Isle Of Lismore (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Robert Cowell | 128 lbs | 15/2 | 0.2 | In touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2) | ||
| 9th | 10 | Fletcher's Flight (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Philip McBride | 124 lbs | 3/1F | 2.5 | Lost many lengths start - always behind (jockey said gelding jumped awkwardly from stalls which caused him to be slowly away)(op 10/3) |
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