28 Feb 2025 18:45 Southwell
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £5,234); Distance: 7f 14y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(1) |   | - | King Of Ithaca (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 13812-3 / 5 | Flat (39) | Rossa Ryan | J Tate Gibson Cole Knight… | 11/4 | |
| mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear when hung badly right inside final furlong, ran on well, eased towards finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(8) |   | 1¼ L | Secret Strength (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 3/0709-1 / 6 | Flat (56) | C Lee | S Lycett Mr D A Poole | 11/2 | |
| steadied start, raced keenly in last pair, headway near side rail over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(3) |   | 1 L | Mereside Madness (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 2749-12 / 4 | Flat (8) | Callum Rodriguez | T D Barron Mereside Racing… | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders on inside, ridden and kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(5) |   | 2 L | Bomb Squad (IRE) (gelding, grey, 8 9) | 1-12331 / 7 | Flat (7) | Josephine Gordon | J Mackie Derbyshire Racing… | 11/1 | |
| off the pace in rear, pushed along turning in, moderate late headway near side rail, never going pace to get involved | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(2) |   | SHD | Cliffcake (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 0577-21 / 7 | Flat (16) | Lewis Edmunds | S R Bowring Mr S R Bowring | 7/2 | |
| quickly away, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(6) |   | SHD | Golden Pharaoh (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 9) | 9450-85 / 4 | Flat (6) | D Swift | S Dixon Mr S Chappell ,… | 13/2 | |
| tracked leader, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(7) |   | 2 L | Kristal Klear (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 1) | 612124- / 5 | Flat (112) | Jason Hart | Mrs Stella Barclay Grundy Carswell… | 18/1 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, hung badly left and snatched up inside final 2f, weakened soon after | ||||||||||
| 5(4) |   | - | Super Hit (FR) (colt, bay, 9 6) | 5871-67 / 4 | Flat (38) | Non Runner | Darryll Holland R J Lorenz | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
