15 May 2021 15:00 Newbury
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £25,770); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
BetVictor London Gold Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(8) |   | - | Bay Bridge (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 34-1 / 7 | Flat (38) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute James Wigan & Ballylinch… | 11/4 | |
| held up in rear of mid-division, niggled along and progress over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, pushed out towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(4) |   | 4 L | King Frankel (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 2) | 622-21 / 3 | Flat (17) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Mohamed Obaida | 7/1 | |
| midfield, pushed along and progress over 3f out, went clear 2nd over 1f out, briefly challenged but lacked pace of winner inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(10) |   | 4¼ L | River Alwen (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 7) | 314-41 / 7 | Flat (13) | J P Spencer | R Hannon Equestrian R Infinity… | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, travelled smoothly and headway over 2f out, niggled along and further progress over 1f out, ran on well, up for 3rd final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(2) |   | NK | Oz Legend (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 2) | 51-3 / 3 | Flat (26) | K T O'Neill | H Palmer Mr Boniface Ho… | 7/1 | |
| prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, lacked pace of front pair but remained prominent over 1f out, lost 3rd towards post | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(5) |   | 8 L | Tamborrada (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 111 / 3 | Flat (48) | James Doyle | C Appleby Godolphin | 13/2 | |
| broke well, settled towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, kept on without threatening over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(3) |   | 3¼ L | Dejame Paso (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 1) | 771-53 / 3 | Flat (8) | Hayley Turner | A M Balding Mr N M Watts | 28/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden for effort and lost position over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11(1) |   | 1½ L | Greystoke (GB) (colt, bay, 8 0) | 5-22511 / 7 | Flat (16) | S De Sousa | M R Channon Frost Racing Club | 17/2 | |
| led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, gradually weakened from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(6) |   | 1¼ L | Fountain Cross (GB) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 3029-03 / 6 | Flat (13) | M Dwyer | R Hannon Ryedale Partners… | 66/1 | |
| held up last of all, pushed along and brief headway over 2f out, no impact from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(9) |   | 1½ L | Dubawi Sands (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 5-21 / 3 | Flat (21) | Andrea Atzeni | R Varian Sheikh Mohammed… | 13/2 | |
| just better than midfield, hit flat spot and pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, lost position and weakened gradually from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3(11) |   | 25 L | Highland Rocker (FR) (colt, grey, 8 11) | 3-21 / 3 | Flat (30) | L Dettori | J & T Gosden Roy Van Gelder… | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden for effort over 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened from over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 5(7) |   | - | Dingle (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 631-35 / 7 | Flat (22) | S M Levey | R Hannon Mr Martin Hughes | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
