25 Feb 2025 17:30 Wolverhampton
Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,140); Distance: 1m 1f 104y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(8) |   | - | City Escape (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 3464-33 / 8 | Flat (8), Jump (1229) | Billy Loughnane | D M Loughnane Out Of Bounds Racing… | 4/1 | |
| waited with towards rear, ridden and good headway over 2f out, not clear run 1f out, kept on strongly when clear run to lead inside final furlong, cosily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(7) |   | ¾ L | Come On John (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 2-24546 / 6 | Flat (13) | H Crouch | James Owen Mr J P G Hamilton | 3/1 | |
| waited with towards rear, pushed along and switched left when headway towards far side over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, always held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(6) |   | 2¼ L | Back From Dubai (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 909-319 / 8 | Flat (13) | Lewis Edmunds | S R Bowring Mr K Nicholls | 9/1 | |
| tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to match leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(3) |   | NK | Harlington (FR) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 714-223 / 4 | Flat (22) | Taylor Fisher | J Tickle The Super Highway… | 7/4 | |
| led, ridden and quickened over 2f out, soon ran on but headed inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(4) |   | 1¼ L | Opticality (GB) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 10220-3 / 7 | Flat (25), Jump (312) | Sean Kirrane | Tim Vaughan Mr Paul Simmons | 15/2 | |
| in touch, asked for effort and some headway over 2f out, stayed on up centre inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(5) |   | 4 L | Fazen (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 65-6 / 4 | Flat (36) | D Egan | J Butler Mr Anthony Bithell | 16/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(2) |   | 1¾ L | Olympic Quest (GB) (filly, chestnut, 9 6) | 058052- / 5 | Flat (127) | K T O'Neill | Joe Ponting Mr P Ponting | 25/1 | |
| prominent, asked for effort over 2f out, kept on one pace after, no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(1) |   | 5½ L | Pomeriggio (IRE) (filly, grey, 9 7) | 00999-0 / 4 | Flat (42), Jump (79) | David Probert | Mrs N S Evans Nikki Evans Racing | 40/1 | |
| in touch, pushed along and regressed to rear over 2f out, soon no telling impression | ||||||||||
