15 Mar 2023 19:30 Kempton
Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,731); Distance: 1m 7f 218y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard / Slow.
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| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1(3) |
| - |
Golden Rules (GB) (colt, bay, 10 0) |
421/244- / 7 |
Flat (638) | Oisin Murphy | D Faulkner Mr Gareth Cheshire |
9/1 | |
| made all, pushed along over 2f out, quickened over 1f out, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
6(7) |
| 1¼ L |
First Emperor (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
0-71123 / 5 |
Flat (7) | Billy Loughnane | J Ryan Bb Thoroughbreds |
11/8 | |
| mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, unable to trouble winner, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(6) |
| 1½ L |
Diamond Bay (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 10) |
3126-64 / 6 |
Flat (7) | S M Levey | T Ward Ebury Racing 5 |
11/4 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd over 5f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
7(5) |
| 1¾ L |
De Vega's Warrior (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
25/4265- / 5 |
Flat (300) | Theodore Ladd | M Appleby J & A Young (Leicester)… |
22/1 | |
| steadied start, towards rear, effort 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
5th |
4(1) |
| 1¼ L |
East Asia (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) |
310/208- / 8 |
Flat (314) | W Buick | Ian Williams Sayed Hashish And… |
8/1 | |
| mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
3(2) |
| 1 L |
Military Two Step (FR) (filly, grey, 9 10) |
6181-43 / 5 |
Flat (36) | F Norton | C Johnston The Gredley Family |
6/1 | |
| chased winner until over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
5(4) |
| 2¼ L |
Smart Champion (GB) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
1-55620 / 9 |
Flat (7) | Saffie Osborne | D M Simcock John Cook & Partner |
18/1 | |
| started slowly, behind, headway on outside 3f out, no impression, well beaten from over 1f out | ||||||||||