23 Aug 2011 16:30 Leicester
Winner: £5,300 (Penalty: £3,429); Distance: 7f 9y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
John Smith's Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(4) |
| - |
George Baker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 8) |
221171 / 10 |
Flat (39) | G Baker | George Baker George Baker &… |
5/2 | |
| in touch, headway to chase leader over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden 1f out, just held on | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(2) |
| SHD |
Cornus (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 8) |
525472 / 11 |
Flat (9) | Martin Harley | A J McCabe Triple A Partnership |
7/1 | |
| steadied start, held up, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven to challenge inside final furlong, just failed | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(8) |
| 2¾ L |
Frognal (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 11) |
110230 / 9 |
Flat (25) | Hayley Turner | C R Dore Mr Stephen Arnold |
9/1 | |
| in rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out until ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
4th |
8(5) |
| NK |
Be A Devil (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) |
347-482 / 4 |
Flat (13) | M Dwyer | W R Muir Foursome Thoroughbreds |
7/2 | |
| in rear, ridden along 3f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
1(10) |
| 2¼ L |
Not My Choice (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 9 12) |
218789 / 8 |
Flat (37) | M Stainton | D C Griffiths Mr E W Gordon |
14/1 | |
| awkward leaving stalls, tracked leader after 1f until ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
9(6) |
| 7 L |
Gentleman Is Back (USA) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
414-09 / 5 |
Flat (11) | J P Fahy | Ed De Giles Mr T Gould |
28/1 | |
| steadied start, in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
7(7) |
| 1 L |
Chris's Ridge (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 6) |
9240- / 4 |
Flat (272) | S M Levey | E J Alston Mr Con Harrington |
14/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
10(3) |
| 4 L |
Roman Dancer (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
662992 / 3 |
Flat (19) | Martin Lane | J Gallagher C R Marks (Banbury) |
22/1 | |
| in touch on outer, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
6(1) |
| 15 L |
Sir Mozart (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) |
3311-25 / 9 |
Flat (25), Jump (674) |
T P Queally | B J Curley Ridge House Stables… |
4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, soon heavily eased | ||||||||||
5(9) |
| - |
Tamasou (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 8) |
6-42134 / 7 |
Flat (25) | R Mullen | E S McMahon Brooklands Racing |
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