Celebration Of Les Dodds Handicap

1st

Obito (IRE) ^h

No. 8, stall 8

3yo, 9-9, OR 75

J: David Nolan · T: David O'Meara

3 9-9 75

David Nolan

David O'Meara

2:10.07 £5,234

Settled in the pack early - made ground from over two furlongs out - driven up to challenge the front-runner inside the final furlong - asserted in the last 110 yards - kept finding more to the line

2nd

Pol Roger (IRE) ^p

No. 5, stall 5

5yo, 9-12, OR 70

J: Connor Beasley · T: Michael Dods

5 9-12 70

Connor Beasley

Michael Dods

1½ £2,456

Tracked pace early - hit front approaching 3f out - driven out 2f out - overtaken close home and finished second

3rd

Sophiesticate (IRE)

No. 11, stall 4

6yo, 9-2, OR 60

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jim Goldie

6 9-2 60

Paul Mulrennan

Jim Goldie

1½ £1,227

Settled midpack early - pushed along inside final furlong - closed strongly to grab third close home

4th

Idyllic (GB)

No. 9, stall 3

4yo, 9-5, OR 66

J: Paula Muir (3) · T: Wilf Storey

4 9-5 66

Paula Muir (3)

Wilf Storey

¾ £614

Settled in the pack early - driven up to challenge and third with a furlong left - held there without finding more late on

5th

Tele Red (GB)

No. 2, stall 1

8yo, 9-8, OR 71

J: Sam Feilden (5) · T: K R Burke

8 9-8 71

Sam Feilden (5)

K R Burke

½ £306

Held a forward position early - pressed for effort with 2f left before fading in the closing stages to finish 5th

6th

Sure And Stedfast (IRE)

No. 12, stall 7

3yo, 8-10, OR 65

J: Aiden Brookes (3) · T: Ewan Whillans

3 8-10 65

Aiden Brookes (3)

Ewan Whillans

1¾

Sat close to the front group early - urged on with over 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish sixth

7th

Starliner (IRE)

No. 1, stall 10

4yo, 10-1, OR 73

J: Kaiya Fraser · T: Linda Perratt

4 10-1 73

Kaiya Fraser

Linda Perratt

0.3

Held up early - shaken up to improve inside final furlong - stayed on at one effort - finished seventh

8th

Whatacracker (GB) ^t

No. 10, stall 2

5yo, 8-12, OR 61

J: Rhys Elliott (5) · T: Mark Walford

5 8-12 61

Rhys Elliott (5)

Mark Walford

0.3

Settled midpack early - urged forward but lost touch with 3f left - under pressure and unable to quicken 2f out - finished eighth beaten 6.5 lengths

9th

Glasses Up (USA)

No. 6, stall 9

10yo, 9-9, OR 67

J: Jason Hart · T: R Mike Smith

10 9-9 67

Jason Hart

R Mike Smith

1¼

Sent to front early - urged to keep pace before yielding advantage inside final 3f - dropped away with over a furlong remaining - eventually finished ninth

10th

Izzari (GER)

No. 4, stall 11

4yo, 9-12, OR 70

J: Andrew Mullen · T: Iain Jardine

4 9-12 70

Andrew Mullen

Iain Jardine

¾

Held up towards the back - unable to land a blow - finished well behind in 10th

11th

Bint Al Karama (GB) ^t

No. 7, stall 6

5yo, 9-9, OR 67

J: Greg Fairley · T: Iain Jardine

5 9-9 67

Greg Fairley

Iain Jardine

¾

Held handy in the pack early - nudged for effort with two furlongs left - lost momentum inside the final furlong - finished 11th

12th

Si Senior (IRE) ^ht

No. 3, stall 12

4yo, 9-9, OR 70

J: Conor Orr (3) · T: Patrick Magee

4 9-9 70

Conor Orr (3)

Patrick Magee

¾

Dwelt at the start - settled towards the back - closed up before long - made progress wide of rivals by halfway - into the pack with 4f left - pushed along 2f out but couldn't quicken