28 Apr 2006 02:55 SANDOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £7,288); Distance: 1774; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3yo only; Going: Good.
Betfred Esher Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(1) |   | - | King's Head (IRE) (Gelding, , 119) | / 22 | P Robinson | L J Barratt Mr Ken McGarrity | |||
| held up racing keenly, headway from 2f out, chased leader final furlong, finished strongly to dead-heat on line | ||||||||||
| 1st | 0(6) |   | DHT | Yarqus (GB) (Gelding, , 116) | / 5 | M Dwyer | Bruce Andrews Mr Saeed Manana | |||
| tracked leading pair, effort on inside rail 2f out, led over 1f out, driven and kept on final furlong, joined on line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(9) |   | 1.5 L | Direct Debit (IRE) (Gelding, , 116) | / 6 | Hayley Turner | F C Lees Mr Billy Maguire | |||
| led, ridden and hung left off inside rail from 2f out, headed over 1f out, unable to quicken | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(4) |   | 2.5 L | Silver Blue (IRE) (Gelding, , 125) | / 6 | R L Moore | M Baker Mrs Sue Brendish | |||
| chased leaders in 4th, pushed along over 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, hung right and no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(2) |   | 1.5 L | Genari (GB) (Gelding, , 123) | / 7 | Kieren Fallon | R C Armytage Mr M Webb | |||
| held up in last trio, ridden along and no real progress final 2f | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(5) |   | 2 L | Doctor Scott (GB) (Gelding, , 113) | / 7 | S Chin | Mrs Monty Shayler CJC Partnership | |||
| pressed leader, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(7) |   | HD | South Cape (GB) (Gelding, , 130) | / 11 | Tony Culhane | Mrs W Fullerton Heart Of The South… | |||
| pulled hard, held up in 5th, effort and ridden over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(3) |   | 1 L | Doctor Dash (GB) (Colt, , 126) | / 4 | L P Keniry | A R Aylett Mr J C Smith | |||
| steadied into last trio, ridden and no headway final 3f | ||||||||||
