18 Jan 2018 14:20 Southwell
Winner: £9,750 (Penalty: £5,530); Distance: 6f 16y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Betway Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(7) |   | - | Handsome Dude (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 821003- / 6 | Flat (30) | B A Curtis | T D Barron Mr W D & Mrs D… | 11/2 | |
| pressed leader until ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(4) |   | 2 L | Tricky Dicky (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11) | 173522- / 7 | Flat (30) | Patrick Vaughan | Olly Williams Eight Gents And… | 11/4 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(5) |   | 2½ L | Letmestopyouthere (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 7665-23 / 7 | Flat (3) | Fran Berry | P D Evans El Jefe | 7/2 | |
| raced wide in touch, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, not trouble leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(2) |   | ¾ L | Aleef (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 5041-36 / 9 | Flat (7) | M Harley | D O'Meara Mrs Hayley Wallis | 4/1 | |
| led, soon pressed, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(3) |   | ¾ L | Pearl Nation (USA) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 7/2827-1 / 9 | Flat (15) | A Mullen | M Appleby The Horse Watchers | 14/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(1) |   | 1¾ L | Alpha Tauri (USA) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 8007-33 / 14 | Flat (9) | Gabriele Malune | C Smith Mr J R Theaker | 16/1 | |
| close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(6) |   | 9 L | Eccleston (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 260336- / 8 | Flat (33) | P Mulrennan | Miss J A Camacho Mr David W Armstrong | 7/1 | |
| slowly into stride in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
