23 Dec 2017 14:55 Lingfield
Winner: £19,000 (Penalty: £11,972); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Betway Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(1) |   | - | Hajaam (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 411115 / 11 | Flat (52) | S Donohoe | C Fellowes Mr Khalifa Bin… | 13/2 | |
| led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, headway to lead inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(6) |   | ¾ L | Primero (FR) (gelding, bay, 9 9) | 118235 / 6 | Flat (24) | A Kirby | D O'Meara Sheikh Abdullah… | 6/4 | |
| held up towards rear, plenty to do 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(8) |   | 1 L | Abareeq (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) | 094807 / 5 | Flat (24) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr A D Spence &… | 5/1 | |
| in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(4) |   | 2¾ L | Elysian Fields (GR) (filly, chestnut, 8 12) | 574807 / 6 | Flat (45) | J Mitchell | Mrs A J Perrett Mrsalexandraj Chandris/mrsamandaperret | 14/1 | |
| close up, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(5) |   | ½ L | Ming Dynasty (FR) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 081-155 / 10 | Flat (104) | Josephine Gordon | M Botti Mr P Boyle | 5/1 | |
| keen, held up, switched wide and headway to lead halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(7) |   | HD | Brandon Castle (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 211194 / 9 | Flat (14) | Edward Greatrex | A Watson Mr I A Low & Mr… | 14/1 | |
| dwelt, led after 2f, headed halfway, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(3) |   | 3¼ L | Majeed (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 480206 / 8 | Flat (141) | George Bass | D M Simcock Mr Khalifa Dasmal | 12/1 | |
| slowly away in rear, very wide into straight 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6(2) |   | 5 L | Storm King (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 811048 / 9 | Flat (11) | Tom Marquand | D C Griffiths Norcroft Park Stud | 20/1 | |
| raced wide, tracked leader until halfway, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
