13 May 2023 17:15 Lingfield
Winner: £7,400 (Penalty: £3,873); Distance: 1m 5f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
ARC Supporting Horseback UK Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(6) |   | - | Citizen General (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 3211-72 / 6 | Flat (11) | R Havlin | E A L Dunlop The Ed Dunlop Racing… | 8/1 | |
| prominent, chased leaders 2f out, pushed along before 2f out, led just inside final furlong, soon asserted, ran on well inside final 110 yards, pushed out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(4) |   | 2 L | God Of Thunder (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 2235-32 / 6 | Flat (12) | Marco Ghiani | R Hannon Premier Racing… | 7/2 | |
| disputed early, settled close up after first furlong, briefly pushed along 5f out, chased leaders 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well to take second final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(1) |   | NK | Age Of Sail (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 44335-7 / 4 | Flat (25), Jump (195) | Rob Hornby | G & J Moore Mr G L Moore &… | 17/2 | |
| disputed early, led outright after first furlong, pushed along 2f out, ridden when headed entering final furlong, kept on but unable to quicken and dropped to third final strides | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(8) |   | 5½ L | Wholeofthemoon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 9) | 4/23222- / 5 | Flat (216), Jump (158) | R Kingscote | R Hughes Nigel Dunnington… | 4/1 | |
| prominent, dropped towards rear 4f out, still a lot to do off home turn, rallied to chase leaders from 2f out, outpaced inside final furlong, kept on for modest fourth | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(3) |   | 2½ L | Pistoletto (USA) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 3-78807 / 6 | Flat (11), Jump (100) | Adam Tracey | J Ryan Mr S Russell &… | 20/1 | |
| held up, still towards rear 5f out, raced widest off home turn, stayed on past beaten rivals to take modest firth inside final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(5) |   | ½ L | Crimson King (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 53-5733 / 7 | Flat (91), Jump (357) | Frederick Larson | M Appleby Mr Terry Pryke | 25/1 | |
| reared exiting stalls, soon switched left and went midfield early, pushed along 2f out, chased leaders from 1f out, never going pace to challenge | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(10) |   | ¾ L | Wagga Wagga (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) | 8/02115- / 4 | Flat (267) | W Buick | H Morrison The Fairy Story… | 10/3 | |
| slowly away, very keen under and put under hard restraint early, switched wide when making headway 4f out, pushed along 2f out, soon beaten, kept on one pace near finish | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(9) |   | 2 L | Rafiki (FR) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 0550/37- / 5 | Flat (358), Jump (199) | Oisin Murphy | A King Paul Platten &… | 11/2 | |
| midfield, went prominent and chased leaders 2f out, outpaced well before final furlong, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(2) |   | 1¼ L | Geelong (FR) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 6543-46 / 5 | Flat (8) | Charlie Bennett | P & O Cole P F I Cole Ltd | 25/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along in third 4f out, outpaced 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(7) |   | 3½ L | Good Time Ahead (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 8749/30 / 10 | Flat (8), Jump (35) | S H James | J & S Best Good Time Ahead… | 100/1 | |
| behind early, outpaced before halfway, ridden 3f out, soon detached | ||||||||||
