02 Sep 2023 20:30 Wolverhampton
Winner: £9,800 (Penalty: £5,129); Distance: 1m 4f 51y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Romeo & Juliet Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(5) |   | - | Lexington Knight (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 10 4) | 121472 / 7 | Flat (14) | Connor Beasley | R Hannon Middleham Park… | 9/2 | |
| led 2f, tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(7) |   | HD | Way Of Life (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 250-307 / 7 | Flat (22) | Rob Hornby | J G Portman Berkeley Racing | 8/1 | |
| raced wide, tracked leaders, led 7f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(4) |   | 2½ L | Further Measure (USA) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 331103 / 8 | Flat (37) | Charlie Bennett | S Kirk Ms Denise Tibbett | 10/1 | |
| close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9(9) |   | 1¾ L | Krona (GB) (filly, bay, 9 3) | 08-1185 / 3 | Flat (53) | A Mullen | C Johnston Miss K Rausing | 3/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(1) |   | NK | Phantasy Mac (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 2) | 023308 / 5 | Flat (16) | R Coakley | G Boughey Mrs Angela McAlpine… | 9/1 | |
| slow into stride, soon close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(6) |   | ½ L | Melek Alreeh (USA) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 15-4565 / 6 | Flat (71) | D C Costello | D M Simcock Mr Raed El Youssef | 9/2 | |
| steadied start, in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(8) |   | NK | Victory (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 13) | 527-927 / 4 | Flat (38), Jump (305) | Saffie Osborne | A King D Barry, K Trowbridge… | 5/1 | |
| in touch, ridden over 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(3) |   | 3 L | Morlaix (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 13) | 42/1262- / 8 | Flat (548) | Josephine Gordon | D M Simcock Mr M Crawley | 18/1 | |
| towards rear, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(2) |   | 21 L | Night Bear (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 11) | 30113-6 / 8 | Flat (224), Jump (728) | William Carson | A W Carroll R Bellamy | 40/1 | |
| keen prominent, led after 2f, headed 7f out, tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
