01 Jul 2015 16:00 Thirsk
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,234); Distance: 2m; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Watered).
Double Gloucester Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(9) |   | - | Hot Spice (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 208-088 / 8 | Flat (43), Jump (743) | Graham Gibbons | M & D Easterby S Hull, D Swales,… | 9/2 | |
| led after 2f, made rest, quickened clear 3f out, eased inside final furlong, comfortable | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(11) |   | 2¼ L | Dr Irv (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 7-47662 / 6 | Flat (9), Jump (215) | P J McDonald | Micky Hammond Mr Irvine Lynch | 7/4 | |
| in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(10) |   | NK | Kirkman (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 2139-59 / 7 | Flat (43) | J Fanning | J D Bethell Mr Simon King | 6/1 | |
| raced wide close up, ridden to chase winner 2f out, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(1) |   | 1½ L | Frosty The Snowman (IRE) (colt, grey, 8 5) | 262346 / 5 | Flat (13) | J P Sullivan | Mrs R Carr Bruce Jamieson,… | 14/1 | |
| close up, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(5) |   | 2¾ L | Foster's Road (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 03/3769 / 6 | Flat (23), Jump (815) | G Lee | M R Channon Dave And Gill Hedley | 12/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, soon switched right, kept on, not trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(13) |   | HD | Gold Chain (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 6573-88 / 9 | Flat (40), Jump (48) | Miss Emma Sayer | Mrs Dianne Sayer Mr Michael Fennessy | 20/1 | |
| dwelt towards rear, ridden 3f out, some headway entering final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(7) |   | 2 L | Kodicil (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 27/441-5 / 8 | Flat (54), Jump (26) | Jason Hart | M Walford The Elephant Group | 9/1 | |
| tracked winner after 2f until ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(12) |   | 5 L | Strikemaster (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 2) | 3314/9-4 / 12 | Flat (39), Jump (225) | D Fentiman | L R James Mrs Carol Lloyd-James | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13(2) |   | 43 L | Monzino (USA) (gelding, bay, 8 2) | 167905 / 12 | Flat (16), Jump (451) | Nathan Alison | M C Chapman Mrs M Chapman | 66/1 | |
| slowly away always in rear, struggling from 6f out, behind 4f out | ||||||||||
| 12(3) |   | - | Sakhra (GB) (colt, bay, 8 2) | 67-5346 / 6 | Flat (16) | P M Quinn | W M Brisbourne Mr P R Kirk | |||
| 9(6) |   | - | Exclusive Contract (IRE) (filly, brown, 8 8) | 45-4313 / 5 | Flat (13) | Non Runner | Ollie Pears Club Racing Exclusive… | |||
| 8(8) |   | - | Rayadour (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 188-033 / 7 | Flat (30), Jump (118) | P Mulrennan | Micky Hammond Jimmy Mac | |||
| PU | 3(4) |   | - | Underwritten (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 6-00127 / 6 | Flat (25), Jump (74) | D Swift | B Ellison Mrs June Bownes | ||
