22 May 2017 18:35 Leicester
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,234); Distance: 1m 3f 179y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
James Ward Selling Stakes
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(8) |   | - | Retrieve (AUS) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 541473 / 11 | Flat (11), Jump (841) | D C Costello | J A Osborne Tim & Liz Heal | 1/2 | |
| tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon hard pressed, held on well towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(7) |   | 1¼ L | Moon Over Rio (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 30833-0 / 7 | Flat (22), Jump (117) | Megan Nicholls | B Haslam Blue Lion Racing… | 3/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance final furlong, kept on and held towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(2) |   | 8 L | Mr Standfast (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 00/90-60 / 4 | Flat (102), Jump (71) | Kieren Fox | A Phillips Miss Rowena Edwards | 25/1 | |
| led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(3) |   | SHD | The Greedy Boy (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 0) | 550-404 / 4 | Flat (19), Jump (87) | Joshua Bryan | S Flook Mr & Mrs J Duggan | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(6) |   | 12 L | Whitchurch (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 1200-90 / 5 | Flat (23) | P Aspell | P A Kirby Mr I J Jardine | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(4) |   | 2½ L | Optical High (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 0) | / 8 | Jump (55) | Aled Beech | A Forbes Mr Tony Forbes | 33/1 | |
| slowly away, in rear, pushed along over 4f out, lost place 3f out | ||||||||||
| 2(5) |   | - | Dutch Barney (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 0) | 9/000-0 / 7 | Flat (23), Jump (313) | R Ffrench | B Leavy Celeb Style Racing | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 7(1) |   | - | Lady Lekki (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 144/163- / 5 | Flat (342) | Adam J McNamara | B Haslam Go Alfresco Racing | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
