SBK: Betting Without The Bull Handicap

1st

Star Chorus (IRE) ^h

No. 6, stall 8

4yo, 9-6, OR 83

J: Rob Hornby · T: Mike Murphy

4 9-6 83

Rob Hornby

Mike Murphy

1:14.14 £18,319

Dwelt at the start - fought for the bridle in mid-pack - made steady progress 2f out - pushed to the front approaching the final furlong - stayed on to win

2nd

Station X (GB)

No. 12, stall 1

4yo, 9-4, OR 81

J: David Nolan · T: Bryan Smart

4 9-4 81

David Nolan

Bryan Smart

1 £8,596

Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - hit the front - pressed for effort with 2f left before slipping to third close home - found renewed energy to snatch second on the line

3rd

Betsen (GB)

No. 2, stall 2

5yo, 9-8, OR 85

J: Billy Loughnane · T: Tony Carroll

5 9-8 85

Billy Loughnane

Tony Carroll

0.1 £4,295

Raced handy - pushed along 2f out and closed on leader entering final furlong - flattened out to finish third

4th

Silky Wilkie (IRE)

No. 1, stall 11

7yo, 9-4, OR 82

J: Jack Nicholls (5) · T: K R Burke

7 9-4 82

Jack Nicholls (5)

K R Burke

1½ £2,149

Handy behind front group early - pushed along with 2f remaining - stayed on at one level through closing stages - finished 4th beaten 2½ lengths

5th

Roberto Caro (IRE) ^t

No. 7, stall 12

5yo, 9-6, OR 83

J: Oisin McSweeney · T: Adrian Paul Keatley

5 9-6 83

Oisin McSweeney

Adrian Paul Keatley

0.2 £1,071

Settled at the back early - clipped the running rail with 4f left - driven for effort 2f out - stayed on inside the final furlong - never a threat to the front and finished 5th

6th

Stanley Spencer (IRE)

No. 10, stall 5

5yo, 9-5, OR 82

J: Jason Watson · T: James Tate

5 9-5 82

Jason Watson

James Tate

0.2

Up with the leaders - dropped away when pressure applied 2f out - plugged on inside the final furlong to finish 6th

7th

Intervention (GB) ^h

No. 4, stall 9

9yo, 9-6, OR 83

J: Harry Davies · T: Michael Appleby

9 9-6 83

Harry Davies

Michael Appleby

0.1

Fought for control early - settled last - pressed for effort with 2f left - found extra late but only maintained gait to finish 7th

8th

Vantheman (IRE)

No. 3, stall 4

5yo, 9-8, OR 85

J: Kevin Stott · T: Kevin Ryan

5 9-8 85

Kevin Stott

Kevin Ryan

1¼

Fought for control early - settled mid-pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on at one gait to finish 8th

9th

Aberama Gold (GB) ^v

No. 5, stall 6

9yo, 9-6, OR 83

J: Oisin Murphy · T: David O'Meara

9 9-6 83

Oisin Murphy

David O'Meara

½

Fought for control early - settled towards the back - driven with two furlongs left but couldn't find a response late

10th

Cajetan (GB)

No. 9, stall 10

5yo, 9-5, OR 82

J: Luke Morris · T: Ruth Carr

5 9-5 82

Luke Morris

Ruth Carr

0.3

Held up at the back throughout - never got competitive - finished well held in 10th

11th

Jenever (GB) ^p

No. 8, stall 7

7yo, 9-5, OR 82

J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Jessica Macey

7 9-5 82

Lewis Edmunds

Jessica Macey

½

Settled in the pack early - pushed along towards the back with 2f left - unable to close from there - held on late for 11th beaten just under six lengths

12th

Monks Dream (IRE) ^h

No. 11, stall 3

5yo, 9-4, OR 81

J: Sean Kirrane · T: Tim Easterby

5 9-4 81

Sean Kirrane

Tim Easterby

¾

Fought for control early - travelled with the pace and pressed for effort with 2f left - weakened inside final furlong to finish 12th