25 Apr 2014 13:40 Sandown
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,562); Distance: 1m 14y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft.
bet365 Esher Cup (Handicap) (BOBIS Race)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(5) |   | - | What About Carlo (FR) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 7314- / 8 | Flat (217) | J Fortune | Eve Johnson Houghton Mr Anthony Pye-Jeary | 12/1 | |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(3) |   | 4 L | End of Line (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 1- / 5 | Flat (182) | J P Spencer | A M Balding Mr W J Salthouse | 5/2 | |
| help up in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(1) |   | ¾ L | First Flight (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 16- / 10 | Flat (247) | S De Sousa | S bin Suroor Mrs Sinead Kelly | 8/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(7) |   | 3¾ L | Cricklewood Green (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 11- / 7 | Flat (264) | R L Moore | R Hannon Mr Kristian Strangeway | 7/1 | |
| tracked leader, under pressure from well over 2f out, soon one paced | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(6) |   | 1¼ L | Sacred Act (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 1 / 7 | Flat (16) | W Buick | J & T Gosden Mr Kulbir Sohi,mr… | 6/4 | |
| help up mid division, headway when not clear run, over 2f out, soon switched left and no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(4) |   | 6 L | Art Official (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 421104- / 3 | Flat (189) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Chris Giles,potensis… | 14/1 | |
| led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(2) |   | 16 L | Almargo (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 57-1114 / 3 | Flat (7) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort on inside over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, eased at final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(8) |   | 18 L | Street Force (USA) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 473695- / 5 | Flat (208) | James Doyle | C E Brittain Mr Tariq Al Nisf | 40/1 | |
| mid division, lost place over 3f out, eased over 1f out | ||||||||||
