11 Dec 2020 17:15 Southwell
Winner: £9,250 (Penalty: £5,208); Distance: 4f 214y; 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 | 12(5) |   | - | Duke Of Firenze (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 425744 / 13 | Flat (10) | Laura Pearson | D C Griffiths Martin Hall Farm… | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, switched to far side and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(4) |   | ½ L | Birkenhead (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 025017 / 8 | Flat (22) | Lewis Edmunds | J L Eyre Ged Shields & Sandfield… | 3/1 | |
| smartly away and disputed lead in centre, ridden inside final 2f, led entering final furlong but soon headed, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(1) |   | NK | Dark Shot (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 958638 / 10 | Flat (20) | David Probert | S Dixon Chappell Rose &… | 12/1 | |
| settled just off pace, ridden 2f out, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14(8) |   | ½ L | Samovar (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 4) | 447223 / 6 | Flat (3) | L Morris | S Dixon P J Dixon, Chrystal… | 6/1 | |
| close up in leading group, pushed along over 2f out, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(3) |   | ½ L | Crosse Fire (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 382314 / 8 | Flat (3) | J P Sullivan | S Dixon Dixon, Brennan,… | 9/2 | |
| close up but ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(9) |   | HD | Drakefell (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 98-2252 / 6 | Flat (57) | Cam Hardie | A Brittain Northgate Racing | 11/1 | |
| settled close to pace, effort over 2f out, under pressure soon after and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(6) |   | ½ L | Get Boosting (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 466157 / 4 | Flat (8) | A Mullen | I Jardine The Strattonites | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, some headway approaching final furlong but never nearer | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(13) |   | 2 L | Mulzim (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 0/8-2311 / 9 | Flat (310) | Daniel Muscutt | M Murphy Victoria Taylor… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, improved to lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon headed, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(7) |   | 1 L | Free Love (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 427722 / 5 | Flat (32) | Theodore Ladd | M Appleby The North South… | 17/2 | |
| tracked leading group, effort over 1f out but soon faded | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(2) |   | 2¼ L | Buniann (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 465216 / 6 | Flat (21) | Ben Robinson | P T Midgley Chapmanhammond… | 9/1 | |
| towards rear and began to struggle at halfway, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(12) |   | NK | Thechildren'strust (IRE) (gelding, brown, 8 13) | 001105 / 6 | Flat (32) | Jonathan Fisher | Ronald Thompson B Bruce & R Thompson | 80/1 | |
| slowly away, detached in rear, ridden over 2f out, passed beaten horses but never able to get competitive | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1(10) |   | ¾ L | Doc Sportello (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) | 145281 / 12 | Flat (46) | J Mitchell | A W Carroll Mr A W Carroll | 16/1 | |
| close up early, ridden along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13(14) |   | NS | Oeil De Tigre (FR) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 47-7070 / 11 | Flat (32) | J Quinn | A W Carroll Mr A W Carroll | 200/1 | |
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2(11) |   | 1¼ L | George Cornelius (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 14-500 / 3 | Flat (76) | Barry McHugh | Adrian Nicholls Mr John Robinson | 33/1 | |
| broke well to take up prominent position, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out and soon faded out of contention | ||||||||||
