10 Oct 2017 15:55 Leicester
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,752); Distance: 1m 3f 179y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
Squirrel Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(4) |   | - | Blakeney Point (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 044241 / 12 | Flat (18) | K Shoemark | H & R Charlton Mr D McCain Jnr | 10/3 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, edged right and quickened inside final furlong, led towards finish, readily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(6) |   | ½ L | Dance The Dream (GB) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 3171-36 / 5 | Flat (18) | M Dwyer | M P Tregoning Mrs Hugh Dalgety | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders on outside, took keen hold, went 2nd over 10f out, led narrowly over 1f out, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(1) |   | 2¼ L | My Reward (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 154214 / 8 | Flat (24) | Jim Crowley | T D Easterby Mr M J Macleod | 13/2 | |
| led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(3) |   | 2½ L | Minotaur (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 111221- / 5 | Flat (400), Jump (116) | Fran Berry | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | 25/1 | |
| last to break, held up in rear, switched left and shaken up over 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(2) |   | NK | Night Of Glory (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 6) | 140702 / 6 | Flat (10) | Rob Hornby | A M Balding Alba-eire Syndicate… | 5/2 | |
| tracked leaders, niggled along over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, one pace and beaten over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(5) |   | 1¾ L | Soldier In Action (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 023105 / 10 | Flat (24), Jump (207) | James Doyle | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Martin J Gibbs | 10/1 | |
| tracked leader over 1f, stayed in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place and not much room, well beaten final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(7) |   | 1 L | Sumbal (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 8) | 26564-3 / 5 | Flat (27) | Andrea Atzeni | D M Simcock Qatar Racing Limited | 9/2 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, rolled about a little over 2f out, soon slightly impeded and beaten, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
