15:05 Southwell

Sunday 22 October 2017

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Richard Gibson Memorial Handicap

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 1m 29.43s

1^st

(1)

Florencio

48-9

12/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: B A Curtis

Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, ridden to join leader inside final furlong, led final strides op 14/1

2^nd

(11)

Pearl Spectre

68-11

5/1

T: P S McEnteeJ: Nicola Currie (7)

Disputed lead until led approaching final furlong, ridden and joined inside final furlong, headed final strides tchd 13/2

3^rd

2 ¾

(3)

Lady Perignon

48-7

9/1

T: A M BaldingJ: David Probert

Disputed lead until ridden approaching final furlong, kept on one pace op 6/1

4^th

(12)

Hammer Gun

48-10

5/1

T: D ShawJ: P Mathers

Close up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace final furlong op 6/1 tchd 9/2 and tchd 7/1

5^th

2 ¼

(6)

Penwortham

49-4

12/1

T: R A FaheyJ: T Hamilton

Keen in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish op 10/1

6^th

(2)

Custard The Dragon

49-0

9/2f

T: J MackieJ: J Fanning

Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders op 5/1

7^th

2 ½

(5)

Supersta

69-11

5/1

T: M ApplebyJ: L Morris

In touch, ridden 3f out, driven and no impression from 2f out tchd 4/1

8^th

(9)

War Department

49-7

8/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Connor Beasley

Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms op 12/1

9^th

(7)

Holiday Magic

69-12

16/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: Harrison Shaw (7)

Always in rear op 14/1

10^th

3 ¼

(10)

Alpha Tauri

118-10

50/1

T: C SmithJ: Ben Robinson (5)

Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out op 66/1

11^th

2 ½

(4)

Echo Of Lightning

78-12

20/1

T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Ben Sanderson (7)

Prominent 2f, tracked leaders, lost place halfway op 25/1 tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

Magnus Maximus²²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: R Brisland J: Tom Marquand

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.60Pl:£3.40, £2.40, £3.50EX:£101.50Trifecta:£1,040.80Tricast:£585.83SF:£70.85Swingers:£10.60, £14.10, £12.80

Forecasts

Custard The Dragon (9/2), Pearl Spectre (5/1), Hammer Gun (5/1), Supersta (5/1), War Department (8/1), Lady Perignon (9/1), Florencio (12/1), Penwortham (12/1), Magnus Maximus (14/1), Holiday Magic (16/1), Echo Of Lightning (20/1), Alpha Tauri (50/1)

CUSTARD THE DRAGON can put a couple of disappointing turf efforts behind him by making a winning fibresand return in this highly competitive handicap contest. The selection has won five of his six starts here and can take this off a mark 5lb higher than when winning here in April. Of his rivals today Echo Of Lightning has run well on turf in two starts since joining this yard and can claim second while the apprentice ridden Holiday Magic was successful here in January and can claim third on this occasion.