20 Apr 2005 01:50 EPSOM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £8,524); Distance: 1100; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Blue Square Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(5) |   | - | Bishops Court (GB) (Gelding, , 128) | / 30 | S Sanders | Mrs J R Ramsden Mr D R Brotherton | |||
| in touch on outside, effort going well 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven to hold on gamely near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(7) |   | HD | Hidden Dragon (USA) (Gelding, , 127) | / 7 | R Winston | P A Blockley Jane, Victoria,… | |||
| held up in rear on outside, headway over 1f out, chased winner and strong run inside final furlong, just held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(1) |   | HD | Cape Royal (GB) (Gelding, , 133) | / 12 | K Darley | J M Bradley Mr Darren Hudson-wood | |||
| quickly away, soon crossed over to lead near stands' rail, headed and not quicken inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(4) |   | 1 L | Plateau (GB) (Gelding, , 120) | / 9 | Adrian Nicholls | D Nicholls Page, Ward, Marsh | |||
| taken down early and trotted to post, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, not quicken | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(10) |   | HD | Polish Emperor (USA) (Gelding, , 125) | / 8 | N Callan | W R Swinburn Mr R Edrich | |||
| awkward leaving stalls, soon recovered to chase leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(12) |   | HD | Fast Heart (GB) (Colt, , 133) | / 4 | J Fortune | B J Meehan Mr Stephen Dartnell | |||
| behind, not clear run on stands' rail briefly over 1f out, ran on well towards finish | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(11) |   | SHD | Ptarmigan Ridge (GB) (Horse (entire), , 120) | / 12 | T Eaves | Miss L A Perratt The Hon Miss Heather… | |||
| behind, headway final furlong, ran on near finish | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(9) |   | 0.5 L | Who's Winning (IRE) (Gelding, , 120) | / 9 | T Quinn | B G Powell Miss Anna Bucknall | |||
| chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(8) |   | 1.25 L | Zarzu (GB) (Gelding, , 119) | / 9 | R Havlin | C R Dore Page, Pickering,… | |||
| held up in rear, ridden halfway, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(2) |   | SHD | Further Outlook (USA) (Gelding, , 121) | / 11 | Dane O'Neill | D K Ivory Mr K T Ivory | |||
| chased leader over 3f | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0(3) |   | 1.5 L | Spanish Ace (GB) (Gelding, , 124) | / 8 | S J Drowne | A M Balding Racingshares Co… | |||
| raced on outside, outpaced most of way | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0(6) |   | 1.25 L | Socks For Glenn (GB) (Gelding, , 123) | / 8 | M Savage | M S Saunders Mrs H F Mahr | |||
| in touch for 3f | ||||||||||
