19 May 2018 15:00 Newbury
Winner: £70,000 (Penalty: £43,575); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Al Zubarah London Gold Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10(3) |
| - |
Communique (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 4) |
22-32 / 9 |
Flat (22) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… |
7/1 | |
| tracked leading pair, on inside, ridden 2f out, soon switched right, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won going away | ||||||||||
2nd |
5(11) |
| 1¾ L |
Poet's Prince (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
5-12121 / 4 |
Flat (9) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr J David Abell |
9/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden to challenge led inside final furlong, soon joined, headed and no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
3rd |
6(1) |
| 2½ L |
Chief Ironside (GB) (colt, bay, 8 8) |
8-41 / 4 |
Flat (10) | K Shoemark | W Jarvis Mr Clive Washbourn |
7/1 | |
| led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards | ||||||||||
4th |
2(5) |
| 1 L |
Masaarr (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
31-31 / 3 |
Flat (14) | Andrea Atzeni | R Varian Sheikh Ahmed Al… |
11/4 | |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
7(9) |
| ¾ L |
He's Amazing (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) |
32-21 / 4 |
Flat (13) | Tom Marquand | C G Cox Eight Investment… |
9/1 | |
| pushed along on outside halfway, towards rear, some late headway, never troubled leaders | ||||||||||
6th |
3(2) |
| NK |
Dukhan (GB) (colt, brown, 9 0) |
241-23 / 4 |
Flat (13) | L Dettori | H Palmer Al Shaqab Racing |
8/1 | |
| went to post early, raced keenly in mid-division on inside, headway and hung left under pressure over 1f out, weakened and eased final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
8(6) |
| ½ L |
Mekong (GB) (colt, bay, 8 5) |
64-1 / 6 |
Flat (21) | Harry Bentley | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Khalid Bin Mishref |
11/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and outpaced 3f out, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
8th |
9(8) |
| 4½ L |
Glencadam Master (GB) (colt, grey, 8 5) |
321-4 / 3 |
Flat (22) | N Mackay | J & T Gosden Angus Dundee Distillers… |
22/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
9th |
11(7) |
| 2 L |
Master Of Wine (GER) (colt, bay, 8 2) |
26-1 / 3 |
Flat (24) | Hayley Turner | A M Balding Another Bottle… |
10/1 | |
| restless in stalls, pulled hard, held up in last pair, some headway between horses over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
10th |
4(10) |
| 1¼ L |
Loyal Promise (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
213 / 3 |
Flat (26) | Oisin Murphy | F & M Meade Sun Bloodstock… |
16/1 | |
| raced wide in mid-division, some headway 4f out, weakened 3f out, behind final 2f | ||||||||||
11th |
1(4) |
| 7 L |
Connect (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
4161-7 / 3 |
Flat (28) | A Kirby | C G Cox Mr A D Spence |
25/1 | |
| pulled hard in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||