20 Apr 2016 15:05 Epsom Downs
Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,450); Distance: 1m 4f 10y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(7) |   | - | Barwick (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 376380- / 10 | Flat (165) | S J Drowne | George Baker Mr Michael H Watt | 16/0 | |
| towards rear, headway from over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12(8) |   | 1½ L | Whinging Willie (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 0961-12 / 10 | Flat (82) | H Crouch | G & J Moore Mr P B Moorhead | 25/0 | |
| keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(4) |   | 2¼ L | Prendergast Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 12) | 421-4 / 5 | Flat (25) | Jim Crowley | E De Giles Gwyn & Samantha… | 9/0 | |
| close up, headway 3f out, soon every chance, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(11) |   | ½ L | Leah Freya (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 614117- / 5 | Flat (200) | J F Egan | P Phelan Mr Edward Gleeson | 14/0 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13(12) |   | 8 L | Knight Music (GB) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 82110-1 / 5 | Flat (21) | R Havlin | M J Attwater The Attwater Partnership | 15/0 | |
| close up, ridden over 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(10) |   | 5 L | Oasis Fantasy (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 4) | 074078- / 8 | Flat (179) | R L Moore | E A L Dunlop Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori | 4/0 | |
| held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(5) |   | 9 L | Lungarno Palace (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 005630- / 9 | Flat (214) | Michael J M Murphy | J Gallagher Caveat Emptor Partnership | 11/0 | |
| in touch, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(6) |   | 3¼ L | Agent Gibbs (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 11214-3 / 8 | Flat (26) | S De Sousa | A Stronge Mr P G Hart | 13/0 | |
| soon led, headed over 8f out, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened and eased over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(3) |   | 1¾ L | Steppe Daughter (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 8) | 116554- / 5 | Flat (168) | Oisin Murphy | D J Coakley Chris Van Hoorn… | 25/0 | |
| towards rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7(1) |   | ½ L | Wind Place And Sho (GB) (gelding, brown, 9 0) | 031042- / 7 | Flat (173) | Andrea Atzeni | J M P Eustace Mr Harold Nass | 7/0 | |
| tracked leader after 1f, led over 8f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(2) |   | 5 L | Scrutinise (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 212113- / 10 | Flat (191) | P Mulrennan | E A L Dunlop Mrs Louise Bowtell | 8/0 | |
| mid-division, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4(9) |   | 3½ L | Saoi (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 1) | 03446-0 / 9 | Flat (25) | W Buick | W J Knight Mr D A Docherty | 20/0 | |
| steadied start, always in rear, weakened 4f out | ||||||||||
| 8(13) |   | - | Gold Prince (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 621070- / 4 | Flat (179) | James Doyle | S Kirk Mr J C Smith | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
