12 May 2011 16:45 York
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,476); Distance: 2m 2f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Investec Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15(2) |   | - | Dark Ranger (GB) (Colt, brown, 8 10) | 15491-5 / 19 | Flat (37), Jump (19) | S M Levey | T J Pitt Recycled Products… | 28/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden out and edged right final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 17(10) |   | 2¼ L | Blackstone Vegas (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 7) | 4-31222 / 8 | Flat (10), Jump (202) | R FitzPatrick | D Shaw Shakespeare Racing | 20/1 | |
| in rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(11) |   | 3¾ L | Hawridge Star (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 9) | 49/1251- / 10 | Flat (195), Jump (1576) | R L Moore | W S Kittow Mr Eric Gadsden | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(5) |   | 1¼ L | Descaro (USA) (colt, grey, 9 8) | 1156-13 / 10 | Flat (23), Jump (53) | S De Sousa | D O'Meara Miss Nicola Slack | 8/1 | |
| close up, ridden 3f out, kept on, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13(14) |   | 4 L | Lady Bluesky (GB) (Mare, grey, 9 1) | 941411- / 10 | Flat (194), Jump (27) | P Mulrennan | A C Whillans Mrs S Harrow Mrs… | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to chase leader 3f out, kept on, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 16(6) |   | ½ L | Night Orbit (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 8 7) | 2/984-32 / 7 | Flat (23), Jump (49) | Greg Fairley | Miss J Feilden Stowstowquickquickstow… | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on never nearer | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(13) |   | ½ L | Warne's Way (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 7) | 1/0022-1 / 9 | Flat (27), Jump (68) | Kieren Fallon | B G Powell Mr Nigel Stafford | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led over 4f out, joined over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(4) |   | 2 L | Boston Blue (GB) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 36532-0 / 10 | Flat (19) | D Swift | T J Etherington Mr B J Millen | 16/1 | |
| led 2f, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14(16) |   | 4 L | Counting House (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 13) | 425230/ / 11 | Flat (960), Jump (28) | J Fortune | J A B Old Mr W E Sturt | 8/1 | |
| held up, headway on outer 7f out, weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(17) |   | ½ L | Blackmore (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 5113-12 / 7 | Flat (37) | P Hanagan | Miss J Feilden Mr Hw Turcan &… | 4/1 | |
| dwelt held up, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 18(1) |   | 1¼ L | Why So Serious (GB) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) | 0-2575 / 5 | Flat (6), Jump (93) | Billy Cray | P Salmon Mrs Ann Lumley | 100/1 | |
| keen in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7(8) |   | NK | Blazing Desert (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 632125- / 10 | Flat (243), Jump (194) | T Eaves | J & S Quinn Mr W R Kinsey | 28/1 | |
| keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9(15) |   | NK | Viva Colonia (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 6) | 27330/6 / 10 | Flat (12), Jump (50) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Bolingbroke Racing,… | 50/1 | |
| close up, ridden to dispute lead over 3f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 2(9) |   | ¾ L | Hollins (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 0/19606- / 11 | Flat (258), Jump (28) | F Tylicki | Micky Hammond Mr Tony Forbes | 11/2 | |
| held up, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 15th | 6(12) |   | SHD | Simonside (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 31140-6 / 10 | Flat (8), Jump (174) | D Allan | B Ellison Racing Management… | 16/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 16th | 12(18) |   | NK | Rosewin (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 1) | 32312-7 / 6 | Flat (12) | James P Sullivan | Ollie Pears Major P H K Steveney | 40/1 | |
| keen close up, weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 1(3) |   | 48 L | Nemo Spirit (IRE) (Colt, grey, 9 12) | 0047-27 / 8 | Flat (27), Jump (105) | R Kingscote | Tom Dascombe Nemospirit Partnership | 25/1 | |
| reminders soon after start, led after 2f, ridden over 5f out, stayed far side alone and headed over 4f out, soon weakened, eased over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11(7) |   | - | Dancing Dude (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 221507- / 8 | Flat (314), Jump (18) | Non Runner | N J Henderson Cops & Robbers | |||
