10 Jul 2010 15:05 York
Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £97,140); Distance: 1m 2f 88y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
51st John Smith's Cup (Heritage Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 19(13) |   | - | Wigmore Hall (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 15-1223 / 7 | Flat (23) | Martin Lane | M L W Bell Mr M B Hawtin | 5/1 | |
| dwelt, held up towards rear, driven and headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right under pressure, held on gamely | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(2) |   | SHD | Kings Gambit (SAF) (gelding, chestnut, 9 6) | 45-1452 / 8 | Flat (22) | J P Spencer | T P Tate Mrs Fitri Hay | 14/1 | |
| always prominent, driven to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied and edged left under pressure, stayed on strongly, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 16(4) |   | 1½ L | Demolition (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 7) | 24-3042 / 9 | Flat (7) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Mr M Wormald | 9/1 | |
| tracked leader, hard ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(22) |   | ¾ L | Hillview Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 13) | 322-410 / 9 | Flat (7), Jump (462) | C Catlin | J S Goldie Connor & Dunne | 50/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 5th | 15(5) |   | 1 L | Sandor (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) | 50-7317 / 5 | Flat (21) | R Winston | P J Makin Keith And Brian… | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well inside final furlong, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(7) |   | ½ L | Imposing (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 210/2-12 / 4 | Flat (21) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr D Smith, Mrs… | 3/1 | |
| held up in touch, hard driven over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(17) |   | 2 L | Indian Days (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 30-5246 / 6 | Flat (22) | D Swift | J G Given Mr D J Fish | 20/1 | |
| held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ran on, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2(3) |   | 1 L | Dream Lodge (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 6) | 254-273 / 8 | Flat (28) | Barry McHugh | R A Fahey Mr P J Dixon &… | 20/1 | |
| held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon hard ridden, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12(11) |   | HD | Sweet Lightning (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 203-125 / 9 | Flat (21) | P Makin | M Dods Middleham Park… | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13(12) |   | ½ L | Royal Destination (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 11) | 31000-5 / 5 | Flat (28) | M Fenton | J Noseda Mr Vimal Khosla | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14(18) |   | 4½ L | Desert Kiss (GB) (filly, bay, 8 9) | D-35311 / 6 | Flat (15) | S W Kelly | W R Swinburn The Capers | 28/1 | |
| soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9(1) |   | NK | Forte Dei Marmi (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 4/17-141 / 5 | Flat (40) | Kieren Fallon | L M Cumani Mr Gary A Tanaka | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased | ||||||||||
| 13th | 6(16) |   | 2 L | Emirates Champion (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 1/51-21 / 5 | Flat (142) | Ahmed Ajtebi | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 20/1 | |
| raced in rear, pushed along halfway, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 14th | 11(9) |   | 2 L | Extraterrestrial (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 1-45607 / 11 | Flat (36) | T Eaves | R A Fahey Mr G J Paver | 66/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 8(19) |   | 1½ L | Albaqaa (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 371837 / 9 | Flat (22) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Mr P J O'Gorman | 28/1 | |
| chased leaders, effort over 3f out, lost place over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 18(14) |   | 1 L | Porgy (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 8 5) | 08-6893 / 8 | Flat (65) | R Ffrench | R A Fahey A Barnes & C N… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 17th | 17(21) |   | 22 L | Viva Vettori (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 5) | 3-18046 / 10 | Flat (14) | Declan Cannon | D R C Elsworth Mr K Jago, Mr B… | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 18th | 5(8) |   | 7 L | Sopranist (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 1722-3 / 4 | Flat (135) | Ted Durcan | S bin Suroor Godolphin | 14/1 | |
| held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, eased over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 19th | 20(6) |   | 4 L | Shadows Lengthen (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 5) | 1-13389 / 11 | Flat (28) | James P Sullivan | M & D Easterby Mr T A F Frost | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 21(20) |   | - | Trip The Light (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 5) | 146162 / 8 | Flat (14) | Reserve 1 | R A Fahey Mr P W Middleton | |||
| 1(10) |   | - | Distant Memories (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 7112-21 / 7 | Flat (28) | A Mullen | T P Tate Oceans Racing | |||
| 22(15) |   | - | Tartan Gunna (GB) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 536715 / 6 | Flat (8) | Reserve 2 | Charlie & Mark Johnston Simply Racing Limited | |||
