04 May 2025 14:55 Newmarket
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £51,540); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Betfred Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9(4) |
| - |
Story Horse (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 7) |
84250-3 / 5 |
Flat (30) | Saffie Osborne | W J Knight Badgers Set Iii |
9/2 | |
| disputed early, clearly led after 2f, raced keenly, shaken up over 2f out, ridden when faced sustained challenge final furlong, kept on, bumped by rival but held on gamely towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
8(8) |
| SHD |
Blindedbythelights (GER) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
12122/4- / 5 |
Flat (373) | L Morris | Sir Mark Prescott Middleham Park… |
15/2 | |
| towards rear early, keen and soon made headway to be prominent, pressed leader inside 2f out, ridden and every chance final furlong, kept on and edged right away from whip and bumped winner towards finish, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
6(3) |
| 1¾ L |
Knightswood (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 12) |
7409-21 / 6 |
Flat (8) | Callum Shepherd | C Johnston Brian Yeardley… |
10/1 | |
| close up, dropped to midfield before halfway, pushed along 2f out, short of room 1f out, ran on well final 110 yards, took third towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
2(1) |
| HD |
Artistic Star (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
344/47-7 / 5 |
Flat (102) | Rossa Ryan | R M Beckett Mr J C Smith |
9/1 | |
| disputed early, prominent after 2f, pushed along to go third over 1f out, ridden final furlong, no extra when dropped to fourth toward finish | ||||||||||
5th |
1(2) |
| ½ L |
Kihavah (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 2) |
29021-1 / 8 |
Flat (15), Jump (22) |
P J McDonald | A Keatley JAB |
6/1 | |
| prominent, settled to race in midfield, pushed along to make headway over 2f out, denied run over 1f out, switched left and rallied to make headway final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
6th |
7(5) |
| ¾ L |
Liam Swagger (GB) (colt, bay, 8 8) |
3252-13 / 4 |
Flat (16), Jump (54) |
Harry Davies | James Owen The Gredley Family |
10/3 | |
| midfield, pushed along to chase leaders from 2f out, outpaced final furlong, weakened final 110 yards (vet said gelding appeared to show signs of possible administration of a substance, trainer veterinary records verified gelding had been administered with electrolytes the previous day, routine test | ||||||||||
7th |
3(7) |
| ¾ L |
Align The Stars (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 12) |
1188-30 / 4 |
Flat (15) | J Fanning | C Johnston Tony Farmer |
17/2 | |
| prominent, raced in second after 2f, pushed along when lost position 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
4(10) |
| 1 L |
Wild Waves (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 11) |
11046-0 / 4 |
Flat (15) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Jeremy & Germaine… |
11/1 | |
| held up in rear, always outpaced, modest headway final furlong, never really on terms | ||||||||||
9th |
5(9) |
| 2½ L |
Oneforthegutter (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
237363- / 6 |
Flat (176), Jump (944) |
Billy Loughnane | Ian Williams Tracey Bell & Caroline… |
11/1 | |
| rear of midfield, dropped towards rear before halfway, struggling from 1f out, weakened final 110 yards | ||||||||||
10th |
10(6) |
| 3¼ L |
Cavern Club (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 6) |
03166-0 / 5 |
Flat (12), Jump (64) |
Hollie Doyle | James Owen The Good Stock… |
28/1 | |
| always towards rear, outpaced from over 2f out, behind from over 1f out (vet said gelding appeared to show signs of possible administration of a substance, trainer veterinary records verified gelding had been administered with electrolytes the previous day, routine test ordered) | ||||||||||