Support Independent Racecourses Handicap

1st

Coolree (IRE) ^tp

No. 1, stall 14

7yo, 9-9, OR 60

J: P J McDonald · T: Sam England

7 9-9 60

P J McDonald

Sam England

1:45.58 £4,716

Handy early - driven to the front approaching final furlong - held rivals with something in hand to win

2nd

Copper And Five (GB) ^p

No. 9, stall 5

10yo, 8-13, OR 50

J: Joanna Mason · T: Ruth Carr

10 8-13 50

Joanna Mason

Ruth Carr

½ £2,212

Made way forward early - sat handy in the pack - roused along with over 2f left - moved into second inside final furlong - fought back at the leader but denied by a short head

3rd

Nakatomi (IRE) ^b

No. 13, stall 11

4yo, 8-4, OR 45

J: Rhys Elliott (5) · T: Alan Brown

4 8-4 45

Rhys Elliott (5)

Alan Brown

½ £1,106

Sent clear early - pushed along approaching 2f out then overtaken and slipped to third inside final furlong - stayed on well for the placing

4th

Hostelry (GB) ^p

No. 3, stall 6

9yo, 9-1, OR 57

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall (5) · T: Ruth Carr

9 9-1 57

Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)

Ruth Carr

¾ £553

Held mid-pack early - roused for effort with two furlongs left - rallied late to claim fourth close home

5th

Woodleigh (IRE)

No. 7, stall 7

5yo, 9-3, OR 54

J: Kevin Stott · T: Roger Fell

5 9-3 54

Kevin Stott

Roger Fell

0.2 £276

Held a central position early - pushed into fourth approaching final two furlongs before edged back out of it late - stayed on to finish fifth beaten 2 lengths

6th

Cloch Nua (GB)

No. 5, stall 1

7yo, 9-3, OR 54

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

7 9-3 54

Paul Mulrennan

Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

¾ £138

Settled just off the pace early - asked for effort with 2f left then found some late progress - kept on to finish sixth beaten 2¾ lengths

7th

Far Ahead (IRE)

No. 10, stall 2

4yo, 8-12, OR 49

J: Shane Gray · T: Richard & Peter Fahey

4 8-12 49

Shane Gray

Richard & Peter Fahey

1¼

Fighting for control early at the back - squeezed for space inside the final furlong - found a bit of space late but no real threat throughout

8th

Pisanello (IRE)

No. 2, stall 12

9yo, 9-8, OR 59

J: Mark Winn · T: David O'Meara

9 9-8 59

Mark Winn

David O'Meara

1¼

Settled towards back of field - pushed along inside final 2f - unable to land a blow - finished eighth

9th

Evelyn's Phoenix (FR) ^tp

No. 4, stall 13

5yo, 9-4, OR 55

J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby

5 9-4 55

Duran Fentiman

Tim Easterby

0.3

Settled in the pack - pushed along approaching final two furlongs - unable to land a blow - finished ninth

10th

Rajawail (GB) ^tb

No. 15, stall 15

6yo, 8-9, OR 45

J: Faye McManoman · T: Brian Rothwell

6 8-9 45

Faye McManoman

Brian Rothwell

¾

Sat close to the front group early - driven and dropped back before the 2f marker - soon faded to finish well held

11th

Law Degree (IRE) ^p

No. 11, stall 3

4yo, 8-11, OR 48

J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby

4 8-11 48

David Allan

Tim Easterby

0.3

Settled at back of field - urged forward with over 2f remaining - unable to make an impression - finished 11th

12th

Dandy's Angel (IRE)

No. 8, stall 10

9yo, 9-0, OR 51

J: Barry McHugh · T: John Wainwright

9 9-0 51

Barry McHugh

John Wainwright

4½

Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - unable to land a blow - finished well beaten in 12th

13th

Penny Ghent (GB)

No. 12, stall 4

6yo, 8-6, OR 45

J: Alex Jary (3) · T: Simon Whitaker

6 8-6 45

Alex Jary (3)

Simon Whitaker

3¼

Settled mid-pack early - pushed along inside final 2f - unable to quicken and well beaten

14th

Bantz (IRE)

No. 6, stall 8

4yo, 9-3, OR 54

J: Sean Kirrane · T: Alan Brown

4 9-3 54

Sean Kirrane

Alan Brown

¾

Settled in the pack - driven with two furlongs left - dropped away soon after - finished 14th