07 Apr 2023 14:50 Bath
Winner: £26,000 (Penalty: £13,608); Distance: 1m 3f 137y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).
Truespeed Championing The South West Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(11) |   | - | Gold Souk (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 30660-0 / 8 | Flat (69), Jump (46) | Joshua Bryan | D Steele Mr D Steele | 9/1 | |
| slowly into stride, well off the pace towards rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led final 110 yards, won going away | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 14(4) |   | 1 L | Bobby Kennedy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 63/5998- / 6 | Flat (163) | George Bass | D J Coakley Ms Imelda Coakley | 12/1 | |
| off the pace in 5th, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, chased winner final 110 yards, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(7) |   | 1½ L | Sociologist (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 52845-9 / 9 | Flat (87) | K T O'Neill | S Dixon Scott Dixon Racing… | 9/1 | |
| pressed leader, pushed along 5f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra in 3rd final 110 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(3) |   | 4 L | Rick Blaine (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 84395-0 / 7 | Flat (49) | Ray Dawson | S Lycett Mr Dan Gilbert | 16/5 | |
| held up off the pace in 4th, closer in 3rd over 3f out, ridden edging left over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(9) |   | 4½ L | Boy George (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 24428-5 / 8 | Flat (28) | J F Egan | D J S Ffrench Davis Mr R F Haynes | 9/1 | |
| led but pressed, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13(14) |   | 3 L | Hill Station (FR) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 836-625 / 6 | Flat (7), Jump (52) | David Egan | Dr R D P Newland Mark Albon & Partner | 13/2 | |
| off the pace in 6th, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(6) |   | 5 L | Global Agreement (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 430465/ / 6 | Flat (993), Jump (13) | P Mulrennan | M F Harris Global Partnership | 28/1 | |
| off the pace in rear-division, moderate late headway, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(13) |   | 1¼ L | My Brother Mike (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 05327-6 / 11 | Flat (24) | D C Costello | J T Stimpson Mr J T Stimpson | 10/1 | |
| off the pace in 7th, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(5) |   | 4½ L | Manyana (GB) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 862767- / 4 | Flat (109) | William Cox | J G Portman Fillies First &… | 40/1 | |
| off the pace and always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(8) |   | 3 L | Fast Forward (FR) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 214-644 / 4 | Flat (34), Jump (257) | Callum Hutchinson | A King Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds… | 9/1 | |
| started very slowly, detached in rear, never able to recover | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(10) |   | NK | Ha'an (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 58805-0 / 5 | Flat (7), Jump (337) | B A Curtis | M Appleby Howdale Bloodstock | 33/1 | |
| off the pace and always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10(12) |   | 5 L | Meisterzinger (IRE) (gelding, brown, 9 5) | 5444-11 / 7 | Flat (44) | R Kingscote | M D I Usher The Oap Partnership… | 13/2 | |
| chased leading pair, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 7(2) |   | 4¾ L | Archer (GER) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 72/357- / 4 | Flat (235), Jump (14) | Millie Wonnacott | M F Harris Avon Racing Limited | 100/1 | |
| slowly into stride, outpaced in last pair, never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 6(1) |   | 13 L | Locksmith (IRE) (gelding, grey, 9 5) | 53793- / 4 | Flat (270), Jump (102) | Georgia Dobie | Eve Johnson Houghton Eden Racing | 18/1 | |
| off the pace in mid-division, weakened over 4f out, and soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
