26 Apr 2025 14:05 Leicester
Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £25,770); Distance: 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Carling King Richard III Cup Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(2) |
| - |
Completely Random (GB) (colt, grey, 9 1) |
1/6254-1 / 4 |
Flat (20) | T E Whelan | Harry Charlton Paul Inglett And… |
9/2 | |
| wore red hood to post, steadied towards rear, pushed along and closed well over 2f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, soon headway, ridden and led over 110 yards out, readily | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(3) |
| 1¾ L |
Strike Red (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
29019-6 / 7 |
Flat (20) | Billy Garritty | R A Fahey Mr Peter Timmins |
14/1 | |
| handy, pushed along over 2f out, kept on and every chance 1f out, ridden inside last, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(10) |
| HD |
Billyjoh (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 1) |
23004-8 / 5 |
Flat (27) | Frederick Larson | M Appleby Cleartherm Glass… |
11/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, went 3rd close home, nearest finish | ||||||||||
4th |
9(4) |
| NK |
Trilby (GB) (colt, bay, 8 9) |
2210-01 / 5 |
Flat (10) | Billy Loughnane | S England Tip Your Hat Partnership |
6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
4(6) |
| 1 L |
Germanic (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 4) |
012308- / 4 |
Flat (196) | Ryan Sexton | Miss J A Camacho Mr N O'keeffe |
12/1 | |
| wore red hood to post, close up, led over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed over 110 yards out, no extra | ||||||||||
6th |
11(7) |
| NK |
Rousing Encore (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) |
21335-5 / 5 |
Flat (15) | J P Sullivan | Mrs R Carr Mr Paul K Spencer |
12/1 | |
| prominent, pushed along and outpaced over 1f out, soon held | ||||||||||
7th |
1(1) |
| 1 L |
Commanche Falls (GB) (gelding, brown, 9 12) |
634658- / 8 |
Flat (183) | Connor Beasley | M Dods Doug Graham, Ian… |
12/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along halfway, no real progress when not much room inside last | ||||||||||
8th |
8(9) |
| NK |
Akkadian Thunder (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 0) |
210283- / 5 |
Flat (182) | David Probert | D O'Meara Windmill House… |
11/1 | |
| tracked front rank, waiting for gap from 2f out, still nowhere to go when hampered on rails under 1f out, never any chance to challenge | ||||||||||
9th |
5(5) |
| NS |
Fivethousandtoone (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
60-7440 / 7 |
Flat (8) | Rob Hornby | T D Easterby King Power Racing… |
14/1 | |
| chased front rank, pushed along over 2f out, never a danger | ||||||||||
10th |
10(8) |
| NK |
Havana Pusey (GB) (filly, bay, 8 8) |
2020-24 / 5 |
Flat (15) | Jack Doughty | J Gallagher C R Marks (Banbury) |
4/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, switched right 1f out, staying on when when badly hampered 110 yards out, not recover | ||||||||||
11th |
3(11) |
| 7½ L |
Sergeant Wilko (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
411105- / 4 |
Flat (196) | Oisin Murphy | K A Ryan King Power Racing… |
11/2 | |
| led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakening when hampered on rails 1f out | ||||||||||