23 Jul 2014 21:00 Leicester
Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,234); Distance: 1m 1f 218y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered).
Melton Mowbray Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4(6) |
| - |
Final Countdown (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) |
62-354 / 6 |
Flat (24) | William Carson | A Carson Estio Pinnacle… |
11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, headway on outside over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, stayed on when pressed towards finish, held on | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(4) |
| ½ L |
Pink Diamond (GB) (filly, bay, 9 1) |
9571 / 4 |
Flat (11) | Kieren Fallon | Eve Johnson Houghton Dr Anne J F Gillespie |
7/2 | |
| in rear and soon outpaced, driven over 4f out, still last 3f out, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, pressed winner towards finish, just held | ||||||||||
3rd |
3(3) |
| 1 L |
Scoppio Del Carro (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
96-45 / 5 |
Flat (33) | L P Keniry | A M Balding Pete & Pauline… |
4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, stayed on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra when switched right towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
1(2) |
| 2½ L |
Opera Fan (FR) (filly, bay, 9 7) |
4-13535 / 3 |
Flat (34) | F Norton | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Majid Bin… |
11/4 | |
| led early, tracked leader, effort 3f out, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, one pace when not much room inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
5th |
5(5) |
| 6 L |
Tipsy Star (GB) (filly, bay, 9 3) |
066-5 / 4 |
Flat (25) | F Sweeney | J A Geake D Berry J Kovacs… |
25/1 | |
| held up in 6th, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, kept on same pace, lost place inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
6th |
2(1) |
| 7 L |
Black Label (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
22-4392 / 10 |
Flat (25) | J P Spencer | H J L Dunlop Miss E J Butterworth |
5/1 | |
| soon led, ridden over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
8(8) |
| 1½ L |
Buy Out Boy (GB) (colt, grey, 8 12) |
6-57588 / 4 |
Flat (5) | A Mullen | M Appleby Richard And Nicola… |
12/1 | |
| tracked leader, driven over 4f out, soon ridden and lost place, behind final 2f | ||||||||||
7(7) |
| - |
Mighty Missile (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 0) |
590-2 / 8 |
Flat (49) | J P Sullivan | T P Tate Daisy Hitchins… |
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