Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Sole Spirit (GB) | 3 G | Good | Bryan Smart | 131 lbs | 12/1 | Won | In touch with leaders towards far side - pushed along and pressed leaders over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 10/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Invitorio (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Ruth Carr | 123 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders towards far side - going easily but short of room 2f out - soon switched right - kept on well when in the clear inside final furlong - went second final 110yds - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approximately 1f out)(op 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Silver Arrow (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Lemos De Souza | 134 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear up the centre - switched right over 2f out - switched left and headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - went third final 110yds - nearest finish(op 12/1) | ||
| 4th | 10 | Melissa Honey (GB) | 3 F | Poor | Michael Herrington | 123 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | Slightly awkward start - raced in last - switched left and some headway 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge | ||
| 5th | 2 | Fan Mail (GB) | 3 G | AVG | Tim Easterby | 134 lbs | 7/4F | 0.3 | Towards rear against near rail - headway halfway - keeping on over 1f out - briefly went second inside final furlong - short of room jockey unbalanced and lost three places final 110yds (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run on a couple of occasions inside final 2f)(op 2/1 tchd 9/4) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Lord Capulet (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Kevin Ryan | 128 lbs | 4/1 | .5 | Taken down early - disputed lead towards near side - led narrowly halfway - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/2) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Tarlac (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Katie Scott | 129 lbs | 11/1 | 3.25 | Disputed lead towards far side - prominent halfway - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Get Up Everybody (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Paul Midgley | 129 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | Disputed lead towards far side - prominent halfway - no extra from over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 10/1) | ||
| 9th | 4 | Two Shoes (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Julie Camacho | 132 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Stumbled start - soon recovered and in touch with leaders - weakened quickly from over 2f out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Promise Time (GB) | 3 G | AVG |
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Nigel Tinkler | 130 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders towards near side - weakened quickly from over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding had run flat and would benefit from a break; jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 18/5 tchd 7/2) |
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