26 Jul 2017 19:20 Leicester
Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,301); Distance: 7f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
Thistleton Gap Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8(9) |
| - |
Pursuing Steed (GB) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
97-8111 / 10 |
Flat (27) | Charlie Bennett | H Morrison Caveat Emptor Partnership |
2/1 | |
| behind and outpaced, soon pushed along, switched right over 2f out, soon headway, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead post | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(3) |
| SHD |
Flyboy (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 13) |
0-08326 / 4 |
Flat (32) | Connor Murtagh | R A Fahey Mr George Murray |
5/1 | |
| slowly away, held up mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, just caught post | ||||||||||
3rd |
9(2) |
| ¾ L |
Hajjam (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
3-18414 / 8 |
Flat (19) | D Nolan | D O'Meara Mrs C M Clarke,… |
8/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
10(11) |
| ½ L |
Kirkham (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
2-60222 / 5 |
Flat (21) | Joe Doyle | Miss J A Camacho The Kirkham Partnership |
11/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
6(8) |
| 3¾ L |
African Blessing (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 8) |
741574 / 6 |
Flat (5) | B A Curtis | T D Barron Mr J Tomkins |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
1(5) |
| SHD |
Zapper Cass (FR) (colt, bay, 10 4) |
7-97174 / 9 |
Flat (3) | Josh Doyle | T Coyle & K Wood Mr Michael Appleby |
16/1 | |
| behind, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
7th |
3(7) |
| ¾ L |
Merdon Castle (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
481460 / 7 |
Flat (16) | J Garritty | Mrs R Carr West Wilts Hockey… |
40/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
8th |
7(4) |
| SHD |
Warsaw Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
481 / 5 |
Flat (39) | J P Spencer | L M Cumani Mr T W Morley |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
2(6) |
| NK |
Tadaany (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
6492-90 / 7 |
Flat (67) | Oisin Murphy | D O'Meara Grange Park Racing… |
10/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong | ||||||||||
10th |
5(1) |
| ¾ L |
Sophisticated Heir (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
237852 / 9 |
Flat (23), Jump (442) |
D C Costello | K Frost Mr D Forrester |
66/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
11th |
11(10) |
| 4 L |
Jet Setter (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 11) |
274150 / 3 |
Flat (26) | George Downing | A W Carroll Last Day Racing… |
28/1 | |
| behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous | ||||||||||