14 Jul 2012 18:40 Hamilton
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,881); Distance: 6f 5y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
John Smith's Extra Smooth Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(5) |   | - | Sparking (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 3) | 7716-48 / 5 | Flat (35) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Mr P Bamford | 7/2 | |
| tracked leader, always travelling well, driven to lead approaching final furlong, comfortable | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(9) |   | 1½ L | Soopacal (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 837455 / 7 | Flat (26) | D Swift | B Ellison Lee Bolingbroke… | 7/2 | |
| tracked leader, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(3) |   | 1¼ L | Tenancy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 068413 / 9 | Flat (11) | Shirley Teasdale | S A Harris Nottinghamshire… | 7/1 | |
| led until over 1f out, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(4) |   | 1½ L | Waabel (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 232356 / 8 | Flat (4) | Stephen Craine | R C Guest Mr Stephen Arnold | 9/1 | |
| held up in touch, hard ridden to challenge well over 1f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(2) |   | ¾ L | Cut The Cackle (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 153127 / 7 | Flat (17) | L Mcniff | R C Guest Rakebackmypoker… | 9/2 | |
| slowly into stride, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(8) |   | 2¾ L | Cross of Lorraine (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 3-09049 / 9 | Flat (19) | G Whillans | C Grant Mr Nigel E M Jones | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure before halfway, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(1) |   | 3 L | Red Roar (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 11) | 0-33177 / 6 | Flat (17) | Matthew Hopkins | A Berry Sporting Kings | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders over 3f, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 2(7) |   | - | Sovereign Street (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 12) | 3/57-221 / 4 | Flat (11) | P Mulrennan | Mrs A Duffield Evelyn Duchess… | |||
| 5(6) |   | - | Berbice (IRE) (Colt, grey, 9 4) | 1140-98 / 0 | Flat (6) | James P Sullivan | Miss L A Perratt Mr Ken McGarrity | |||
