Blue Square London Gold Cup Handicap 1m 2f 6y
- (3yo, 1m 2f 6y, Class 2, 13 runners)
- Winner £15,562 2nd £4,660 3rd £2,330 4th £1,165 5th £582 6th £292
- Going: Good to Soft (Straight Course: Good, Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 2m 13.32s
- Off time: 15:05:51
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (14) | 7 Expense Claim (IRE) | A M Balding | 3 | 9-3 | J Fortune | 7/1 | |
| SP 7/1 In touch, headway over 3f out, soon every chance, led over 2f out, ran on well opened 13/2 touched 15/2 | |||||||
| 2nd (3) | 2 | 9 Hajras (IRE) | M Johnston | 3 | 9-2 | T P O'Shea | 11/2 |
| SP 11/2 Held up in touch, effort when hung left from over 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, never able to challenge opened 9/2 | |||||||
| 3rd (5) | 2¼ | 4 Clayton | K A Ryan | 3 | 9-5 | N Callan | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Tracked leaders, effort when not clear run over 2f out, soon edged right, never able to challenge opened 20/1 | |||||||
| 4th (6) | 1 | 1 Rewarded | J A R Toller | 3 | 9-7 | R Havlin | 5/1 |
| SP 5/1 Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chasing leaders when hampered over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish opened 15/2 £2500-£500 | |||||||
| 5th (9) | s.h | 6 Thomas Chippendale (IRE) | Sir H R A Cecil | 3 | 9-4 | T P Queally | 2/1f |
| SP 2/1f Towards rear on wide outside, headway over 3f out, hung left over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, eased final furlong opened 9/4 £2500-£1000 £1000-£400(x8) £900-£400(x7) £1350-£600 | |||||||
| 6th (4) | 2¾ | 13 Hurricane In Dubai (IRE) | D J Coakley | 3 | 8-7 | J P Fahy | 12/1 |
| SP 12/1 Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms opened 16/1 touched 14/1 | |||||||
| 7th (8) | nk | 8 Humungosaur | R Hannon | 3 | 9-2 | P Dobbs | 50/1 |
| SP 50/1 Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer | |||||||
| 8th (13) | ½ | 14 Mcvicar | M R Channon | 3 | 8-2 | K T O'Neill | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon no impression opened 50/1 | |||||||
| 9th (7) | 2¼ | 11 Tidal Way (IRE) | M R Channon | 3 | 8-11 | Matthew Davies | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Tracked leaders, every chance when edged right over 2f out, soon ridden, faded over 1f out opened 50/1 | |||||||
| 10th (11) | 1¾ | 10 Almuftarris (USA) | E A L Dunlop | 3 | 9-2 | Jim Crowley | 11/1 |
| SP 11/1 Behind, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten opened 9/1 touched 12/1 | |||||||
| 11th (2) | 14 | 5 Poetic Lord | R Hannon | 3 | 9-5 | R Hughes | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Went left start, led until over 2f out, soon lost place opened 16/1 | |||||||
| 12th (12) | 11 | 3 Al Saham | Saeed bin Suroor | 3 | 9-6 | S De Sousa | 25/1 |
| SP 25/1 Pulled hard in mid-division, weakened over 3f out opened 33/1 touched 20/1 | |||||||
| 13th (1) | 27 | 12 Icelander (USA) | M Johnston | 3 | 8-11 | K Fallon | 14/1 |
| SP 14/1 Hampered start, tracked leader, under pressure over 4f out, soon lost place, eased over 1f out | |||||||
| NR (10) | 2 Trader Jack | R Charlton | 3 | 9-6 | J Doyle | ||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £7.70 Tote Place £2.30 £2.40 £4.10 Straight Forecast £45.88 Exacta £42.80 Trifecta £631.40 Swingers 1&2 £5.40, 2&3 £18.30, 1&3 £13.20
Placepot £489.60, Pool: £144121.3, 214.88 winning tickets
Quadpot £31.60, Pool: £8393.37, 196.54 winning tickets