DragonBet Welsh Racing Festival 9th-11th October Handicap

1st

Secret Handsheikh (GB) ^v

No. 2, stall 2

8yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Joe Leavy · T: John Gallagher

8 9-9 55

Joe Leavy

John Gallagher

0:59.40 £3,768

Settled in a pair through the middle - held a forward position - powered clear inside the final furlong to hit the front close home - kept up the finishing effort to win

2nd

Dragon God (GB)

No. 3, stall 5

4yo, 9-7, OR 53

J: Rowan Scott · T: Tony Carroll

4 9-7 53

Rowan Scott

Tony Carroll

½ £1,768

Settled in the pack early - made ground on the pacesetter by halfway - pressed for the lead inside the final furlong and looked poised to strike with 110yds left - couldn't find more late and just missed

3rd

Some Nightmare (IRE) ^b

No. 4, stall 4

9yo, 9-5, OR 51

J: William Carson · T: John O'Shea

9 9-5 51

William Carson

John O'Shea

1¼ £883

Sprinted straight to front - opened a three-length advantage before halfway - margin shrank in the closing stages before being overtaken close home - unable to fight back to the line

4th

Act Of Violence (GB)

No. 1, stall 1

5yo, 9-9, OR 55

J: Jack Doughty · T: Tony Carroll

5 9-9 55

Jack Doughty

Tony Carroll

1¾ £442

Fretting before the off - close up in a middle pair through the race - lost placings a furlong out and faded to finish fourth beaten 3.5 lengths

5th

Macarone (GB)

No. 5, stall 3

5yo, 8-12, OR 49

J: Ben Ffrench Davis (5) · T: Grace Harris

5 8-12 49

Ben Ffrench Davis (5)

Grace Harris

1¼ £220

Settled towards the back - nudged into contention approaching final furlong - lost place late and finished 5th

6th

Captain Bentley (GB)

No. 6, stall 6

7yo, 9-0, OR 45

J: Tyler Heard · T: Michael Mullineaux

7 9-0 45

Tyler Heard

Michael Mullineaux

10

Held up with the pace early - faded from contention over 2f out - fell away in the closing stages to finish sixth