51st John Smith's Cup (heritage Handicap) 1m 2f 88y

  • (3yo+, 1m 2f 88y, Class 2, 19 runners)
  • Winner £97,140
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
  • Winning time: 2m 8.65s
  • Off time: 15:07:52
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Sky Bet

Double Chance - Either Demolition or Desert Kiss to win 10/1

Full Result

15:05 York
Pos Dist Horse Trainer Age Weight Jockey SP
1st (13) 19 Wigmore Hall (IRE) M L W Bell 3 8-5 Martin Lane (3) 5/1
SP 5/1 Dwelt, held up towards rear, driven and headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right under pressure, held on gamely opened 9/2 touched 11/2 £5000-£1000 £2500-£500
2nd (2) s.h 3 Kings Gambit (SAF) T P Tate 6 9-6 J P Spencer 14/1
SP 14/1 Always prominent, driven to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied and edged left under pressure, stayed on strongly, just failed opened 12/1
3rd (4) 1½ 16 Demolition R A Fahey 6 8-7 P Hanagan 9/1
SP 9/1 Tracked leader, hard ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages opened 10/1 touched 17/2
4th (22) ¾ 10 Hillview Boy (IRE) J S Goldie 6 8-13 C Catlin 50/1
SP 50/1 Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on well under pressure £10000-£150
5th (5) 1 15 Sandor P J Makin 4 8-7 R Winston 25/1
SP 25/1 Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well inside final furlong, never able to challenge
6th (7) ½ 7 Imposing Sir Michael Stoute 4 9-1 R L Moore 3/1f
SP 3/1f Held up in touch, hard driven over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace opened 7/2 £2000-£5000 £1400-£400
7th (17) 2 4 Indian Days J G Given 5 9-5 D Swift (7) 20/1
SP 20/1 Held up in touch, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ran on, never on terms opened 28/1
8th (3) 1 2 Dream Lodge (IRE) R A Fahey 6 9-6 B McHugh (3) 20/1
SP 20/1 Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon hard ridden, weakened approaching final furlong opened 16/1
9th (11) hd 12 Sweet Lightning M Dods 5 8-11 P Makin 12/1
SP 12/1 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, no impression final furlong opened 11/1
10th (12) ½ 13 Royal Destination (IRE) J Noseda 5 8-11 M Fenton 14/1
SP 14/1 Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms
11th (18) 4½ 14 Desert Kiss W R Swinburn 5 8-9 S W Kelly 28/1
SP 28/1 Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased opened 33/1
12th (1) nk 9 Forte Dei Marmi L M Cumani 4 8-13 K Fallon 13/2
SP 13/2 Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased opened 8/1 £4500-£500
13th (16) 2 6 Emirates Champion Saeed bin Suroor 4 9-3 t Ahmed Ajtebi 20/1
SP 20/1 Raced in rear, pushed along halfway, soon beaten opened 22/1
14th (9) 2 11 Extraterrestrial R A Fahey 6 8-12 T Eaves 66/1
SP 66/1 Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
15th (19) 1½ 8 Albaqaa R A Fahey 5 9-0 T Hamilton 28/1
SP 28/1 Chased leaders, effort over 3f out, lost place over 1f out opened 33/1
16th (14) 1 18 Porgy R A Fahey 5 8-5 R Ffrench 33/1
SP 33/1 Held up towards rear, never a factor
17th (21) 22 17 Viva Vettori D R C Elsworth 6 8-5 Declan Cannon (5) 50/1
SP 50/1 Chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon weakened £10000-£150 £10000-£150
18th (8) 7 5 Sopranist Saeed bin Suroor 4 9-3 T E Durcan 14/1
SP 14/1 Held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, eased over 1f out
19th (6) 4 20 Shadows Lengthen M W Easterby 4 8-5 b James P Sullivan (5) 50/1
SP 50/1 Mid-division, lost place over 3f out
NR (10) 1 Distant Memories (IRE) T P Tate 4 9-10 A Mullen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win £6.80 Tote Place £2.10 £3.20 £1.90 £10.40 Straight Forecast £65.30 Exacta £101.70 Trifecta £1,241.90 Swingers 1&2 £20.50, 2&3 £19.30, 1&3 £12.70

Jackpot £42,099.25 carried forward to Stratford, 11th Jul
Placepot £214.70, Pool: £199267.39, 677.22 winning tickets
Quadpot £8.80, Pool: £9251.21, 770.12 winning tickets