14 May 2016 16:30 Newbury
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £43,575); Distance: 1m 2f 6y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
Al Zubarah London Gold Cup (Open Handicap)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10(3) |
| - |
Imperial Aviator (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
223-1 / 11 |
Flat (21) | Oisin Murphy | H & R Charlton Qatar Racing, Mr… |
7/2 | |
| tracked leading pair, 2nd 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, eased towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(4) |
| 4½ L |
Cartago (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
323115- / 3 |
Flat (217) | Andrea Atzeni | J & T Gosden Mr K Abdullah |
14/1 | |
| held up in mididivision, headway on inside when not much room and squeeezed through 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(5) |
| 1¼ L |
Southdown Lad (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
1421-3 / 4 |
Flat (32) | M Harley | W J Knight Mr G Roddick |
20/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 3f out, went 2nd under pressure inside final 2f, no chance with winner and one pace in 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
7(6) |
| 1½ L |
Danehill Kodiac (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
4211- / 9 |
Flat (245) | P J Dobbs | R Hannon J Davies And Govier… |
22/1 | |
| chased leading trio, pushed along over 3f out, 4th and one pace over 1f out | ||||||||||
5th |
13(10) |
| 2 L |
Both Sides (GB) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
56-21 / 3 |
Flat (10) | David Probert | A M Balding Mr George Strawbridge |
25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, plugged on final furlong, never going pace to threaten | ||||||||||
6th |
11(13) |
| 1½ L |
Prince Of Arran (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
24221-1 / 8 |
Flat (38) | T P Queally | C Fellowes Mr Saeed Bel Obaida |
9/1 | |
| took keen hold towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, chasing leaders when not much room over 2f out, soon switched right and ridden, weakened just over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
6(2) |
| ½ L |
Vivre Pour Vivre (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
90-11 / 8 |
Flat (36) | R L Moore | E A L Dunlop Didn't Cost A Lot… |
15/2 | |
| took keen hold in touch in 5th, not much room on inside over 2f out, no impression over 1f out | ||||||||||
8th |
1(14) |
| ¾ L |
Ebtihaal (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
411-5 / 3 |
Flat (22) | Dane O'Neill | S bin Suroor Godolphin |
10/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some headway when not much room 2f out, soon struggling | ||||||||||
9th |
9(12) |
| 1½ L |
Theydon Grey (GB) (gelding, grey, 8 13) |
64-1344 / 4 |
Flat (50) | J Quinn | P Charalambous The Going Grey… |
40/1 | |
| took keen hold, held mup in touch in 6th, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, carried head high and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
15(9) |
| 1¾ L |
Gawdawpalin (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 3) |
6013-22 / 6 |
Flat (18) | S Hitchcott | S Kirk Mr H Balasuriya |
20/1 | |
| took keen hold towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden inside final 3f, beaten when slightly hampered 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
12(11) |
| 2 L |
Shahbar (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
213-4 / 3 |
Flat (41) | L Dettori | M Botti Al Shaqab Racing |
20/1 | |
| switched left start, held up in rear, no impression when hung left 2f out | ||||||||||
12th |
14(8) |
| NK |
Motdaw (GB) (filly, bay, 8 6) |
430-135 / 3 |
Flat (15) | Patrick Pilley | M R Channon Derek and Jean… |
50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside 3f out, not much room over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, eased when no room on rail final furlong | ||||||||||
13th |
4(15) |
| ¾ L |
Good Run (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
211- / 5 |
Flat (196) | James Doyle | S bin Suroor Godolphin |
5/1 | |
| held up in last pair, switched right over 3f out, soon hung left and no headway final 2f | ||||||||||
14th |
8(7) |
| 2 L |
Spader (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
5564-1 / 6 |
Flat (27) | C T Keane | G M Lyons Miss Louise Davis |
11/1 | |
| tracked leader, led entering final 3f, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
15th |
2(1) |
| 8 L |
Soldier In Action (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) |
216-142 / 10 |
Flat (10) | Fran Berry | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Martin J Gibbs |
7/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed entering final 3f, weakening when hampered on rail inside final 2f, soon behind and eased | ||||||||||