06 Jul 2018 16:05 Sandown
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £31,125); Distance: 1m 1f 209y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Besso Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(8) |
| - |
Melting Dew (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
6220-41 / 10 |
Flat (16) | R L Moore | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Robert Ng |
3/1 | |
| soon pushed along in last pair, rapid headway on outside chasing leader halfway, led inside final 3f, headed 2f out, rallied on rails to lead again near finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(2) |
| NK |
Alfarris (FR) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
12414-1 / 4 |
Flat (15) | Jim Crowley | W J Haggas Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum |
7/2 | |
| tracking leaders on inside when steadied off heels and lost place slightly inside final mile, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders over 2f out, ridden into narrow lead inside final furlong, headed near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
8(4) |
| NK |
Bathsheba Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 4) |
5221-49 / 7 |
Flat (20) | Hollie Doyle | R Hannon Mr Michael Geoghegan |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, switched left and went 3rd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
1(5) |
| NK |
Pivoine (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
411-071 / 8 |
Flat (21) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding King Power Racing… |
7/2 | |
| took keen hold early, soon steadied into 6th, closer on outside halfway, led 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, remained challenging until no extra towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
6(3) |
| 1¼ L |
Alternative Fact (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
212-68 / 7 |
Flat (14) | J P Spencer | E A L Dunlop The Alternative… |
14/1 | |
| awkwardly away, held up last, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
2(7) |
| 6 L |
Nayel (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
979-110 / 7 |
Flat (14) | Andrea Atzeni | R Hannon Radley Racing Club |
20/1 | |
| led early, tracked leader until halfway, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
7th |
7(9) |
| 1¼ L |
King's Proctor (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
1-22329 / 6 |
Flat (16) | David Egan | Charlie & Mark Johnston Air-water Treatments… |
6/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
8th |
3(1) |
| 2¾ L |
Not So Sleepy (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 11) |
58-6034 / 12 |
Flat (35) | A Kirby | H Morrison Lady Blyth |
12/1 | |
| soon led, headed inside final 3f, chased leaders, weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
9(6) |
| - |
Blue Laureate (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 3) |
14-5007 / 5 |
Flat (20) | M Dwyer | Ian Williams Mr A Dale |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||