22 Aug 2012 16:15 York
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £16,172); Distance: 2m 88y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).
BetVictor.com Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(11) |   | - | Olympiad (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 02-13 / 7 | Flat (19) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Sir Robert Ogden | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, smooth headway on bit over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(10) |   | 1½ L | Very Good Day (FR) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 6-34710 / 8 | Flat (18) | N Callan | M R Channon Dr Marwan Koukash | 16/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, not clear run and switched sharply right inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(7) |   | ½ L | Dazinski (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 9) | 10-7274 / 10 | Flat (11) | P Hanagan | M H Tompkins Mr Dan Lloyd | 8/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, 3rd and one pace in closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(2) |   | ¾ L | Mystery Star (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 70-0543 / 7 | Flat (11) | Kieren Fallon | M H Tompkins Mr John Brenchley | 25/1 | |
| held up in mid-division on inside, headway centre over 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, held when weakened and lost 2 places in closing stages | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(15) |   | 1 L | Itlaaq (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 040-503 / 13 | Flat (25) | Graham Gibbons | M & D Easterby Mr M W Easterby | 20/1 | |
| switched left start and held up in rear, headway inside final 3f, chasing leaders when not much room and hampered inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 16(14) |   | 1 L | Eagle Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 3) | 315-342 / 6 | Flat (25), Jump (132) | F Norton | T P Tate The Ivy Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| took keen hold, raced wide and soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(3) |   | NK | High Office (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 8) | 84-2365 / 9 | Flat (25), Jump (222) | F Tylicki | R A Fahey Boston Park Racing… | 16/1 | |
| chased leader until halfway, stayed chasing leaders, riddena nd every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14(17) |   | 4½ L | Cape Express (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 1364/35 / 8 | Flat (21), Jump (28) | D E Egan | N J Henderson Mr A D Spence | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, plugged on final furlong, never going pace to threaten | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(12) |   | 1 L | Reem Star (GB) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 32-3120 / 4 | Flat (25) | Amy Ryan | K A Ryan Mr Ahmed Ali | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear and raced wide, headway into mid-division 6f out, pushed along on near side rail over 3f out, driven and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 1(5) |   | 1¾ L | Never Can Tell (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 211-803 / 5 | Flat (21) | L Dettori | J A Osborne Dr Marwan Koukash | 11/1 | |
| led, pushed along 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(9) |   | 2 L | Deauville Flyer (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 0-10605 / 6 | Flat (25) | D Allan | T D Easterby Mr and Mrs J D… | 12/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 17(1) |   | SHD | French Hollow (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 2) | 163-240 / 7 | Flat (25), Jump (1116) | James P Sullivan | T J FitzGerald Mr T J Fitzgerald | 40/1 | |
| took keen hold, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12(13) |   | 1½ L | Herostatus (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 8) | 0-13271 / 7 | Flat (25), Jump (239) | W Buick | D O'Meara Mr R Naylor | 12/1 | |
| raced wide early, chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, edging left when badly hampered inside final 2f, soon lost place and eased | ||||||||||
| 14th | 5(4) |   | ¾ L | Western Prize (GB) (colt, brown, 8 11) | 410-612 / 5 | Flat (26) | Jim Crowley | R M Beckett Ditox Racing | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, losing place when badly hampered well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 11(6) |   | HD | Ashbrittle (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 8) | 50698-8 / 9 | Flat (64), Jump (158) | G Lee | D Pipe Mr J L Rowsell | 14/1 | |
| fractious in stalls and slowly away, lost all chance and always in rear | ||||||||||
| 16th | 13(8) |   | 2 L | Downhiller (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 17/842-7 / 7 | Flat (25) | E Ahern | J L Dunlop Windflower Overseas… | 10/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, behind final 3f | ||||||||||
| 15(16) |   | - | Countrywide Flame (GB) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 151341- / 5 | Flat (313), Jump (132) | J Quinn | J & S Quinn Estio Pinnacle… | |||
