31 Aug 2018 17:15 Thirsk
Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,399); Distance: 2m 13y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good.
Racing UK's Biggest Ever Flat Season Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(2) |
| - |
The Knot Is Tied (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 11) |
654112 / 10 |
Flat (6) | J P Sullivan | T D Easterby Miss M Brims |
11/10 | |
| held up in rear, keen, took closer order to press leader over 5f out, led over 3f out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(1) |
| 2½ L |
General Zoff (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
79-0314 / 7 |
Flat (14) | Nicola Currie | W R Muir Purple & Lilac… |
9/2 | |
| chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
3rd |
1(8) |
| 1¾ L |
Buonarroti (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
21-5865 / 7 |
Flat (32), Jump (279) |
G C O'Neill | D Carroll Denis Hardy |
14/1 | |
| keen in rear, headway to join leader after 2f, outpaced over 5f out, rallied over 3f out, soon driven to challenge, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
8(3) |
| 4 L |
Shes Queen (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 7) |
0-24565 / 3 |
Flat (15) | Edward Greatrex | Miss A Murphy Amy Murphy |
8/1 | |
| held up in rear, keen, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
3(6) |
| 11 L |
Leodis (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 2) |
345571 / 8 |
Flat (69), Jump (464) |
P J McDonald | Micky Hammond Keith Dodd & Network… |
7/1 | |
| chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
2(5) |
| 15 L |
Imperial Focus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
705564 / 8 |
Flat (3), Jump (31) |
P Hanagan | S Waugh Northumberland… |
6/1 | |
| led, pressed over 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
4(7) |
| - |
Simafar (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
354590- / 4 |
Flat (363), Jump (68) |
P Aspell | C Ellam Darkhorse Racing… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
7(4) |
| - |
In Focus (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 9) |
28-0676 / 7 |
Flat (1), Jump (287) |
C J McGovern | Mrs Dianne Sayer Mr G H Bell |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||