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That's what I'm talking about!
http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...ubstitute.html DON'T OVERLOOK GIFT HORSE By Jonathan Mullin, PA Sport FRIDAY'S SELECTIONS: CATTERICK: 5.45 Marvo, 6.15 Dougie Peel, 6.45 City Stable, 7.15 Annapolis, 7.45 Colorus, 8.15 King Harson. DUNDALK: 2.25 The Emperor Nero, 3.00 Excellent Girl, 3.35 Double Ex, 4.10 Kingsdale Ocean, 4.40 Andalucia Lady, 5.10 Turk 5.40 Quai Du Roy, 6.10 Art Sleuth. KEMPTON: 5.55 Bluebok, 6.25 Aboriginie, 6.55 Damini, 7.25 Crafty Dealer, 7.55 Bazguy, 8.25 Bomber Command, 8.55 Greystoke Prince. NEWBURY: 1.20 Absent Pleasure, 1.50 Manyriverstocross, 2.20 Excellerator, 2.55 Muftarres, 3.30 Party Frock, 4.05 Mae Cigan, 4.35 Merrymadcap. NEWMARKET: 5.30 Stevie Junior, 6.00 GIFT HORSE (NAP), 6.35 Satwa Gold, 7.05 Govenor Eliott, 7.35 Drumfire, 8.05 Naughty Frida. NOTTINGHAM: 2.00 Satwa Laird, 2.35 Badweia, 3.10 Town House, 3.45 Quirina, 4.15 Mohathab, 4.45 China Pink. TRAMORE: 5.20 Le Taravo, 5.50 Carran Rose, 6.40 Born High, 6.50 Korem, 7.20 Tough Enough, 7.50 El Jo, 8.20 Elaine's Twinkle. DOUBLE: Gift Horse and Satwa Laird. Gift Horse has not visited the winner's enclosure since his Stewards' Cup victory of 2005 but faces by far his easiest task since that triumph in the NGK Spark Plugs Handicap at Newmarket. David Nicholls' eight-year old is clearly not the force of old, but the handicapper has relented accordingly and his effort in this year's Stewards' Cup indicated he is no back-number just yet. He was going on at the finish at Goodwood, having been tapped for toe early on, and was eventually beaten just over two lengths into seventh. A reproduction of that effort would be good enough to land this contest, with any cut in the ground also in his favour. Drumfire has been knocking on the door for Mark Johnston this season but he can finally triumph in the Young & Pure Beauty Conditions Stakes. He was not beaten far by Dijeerr after effectively racing on the wrong side over a mile at this track earlier in the month and looks ready to end his near two-year barren spell. King Harson is another who can end a long losing run in the Tennants Fine Art Auctioneers Handicap at Catterick. Although he has not won for almost two years, he has turned in some decent efforts at this track and can record his second course-and-distance win on ground which is guaranteed to suit. He has dropped 12lb since the start of this season and will not find many better opportunities to end his losing sequence. Bazguy is a most interesting contender in the Mix Business With Pleasure Claiming Stakes at Kempton. David Evans' dual winner will appreciate a return to his favoured all-weather surface, having contested a slightly better race than this last time out at Bath, and the booking of Ryan Moore catches the eye. Muftarres is on a hat-trick after following his maiden victory with a workmanlike handicap success at Bath over an inadequate five furlongs. The return to six furlongs in the Christopher Smith Associates Handicap at Newbury looks ideal. He could also be well handicapped, having only been raised 4lb for his Bath success, and is proven on a soft surface. Satwa Laird made an eyecatching debut at Windsor and Ed Dunlop's 2009 Derby entry can lose his maiden tag at the second attempt in the Paddocks Conference Centre @Nottingham Racecourse Maiden Stakes. The Johannesburg colt was well supported on his debut and may have won, but for a tardy start. He will know more this time round and can score under Ted Durcan. |
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Oh well... good boy anyway.
Friday August 15 2008 Newmarket 18:00 - Result Ngk Spark Plugs Handicap £10000 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 4, £6476 penalty, 13 ran Going: Good Winning Time: 1m 11.74s 17:30 18:00 18:35 19:05 19:35 20:05 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP 1 12 Earlsmedic 8-7 Saleem Golam S C Williams 3 5/1 went right start, made all, ridden 2f out, edged left and ridden clear final furlong opened 13/2 touched 7/1 2 11 4 John Keats 9-5 D Tudhope J S Goldie 5 14/1 held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left and chased winner inside final furlong, kept on opened 11/1 3 4 nse Gift Horse 9-11 Dane O'Neill D Nicholls 8 9/1 held up in touch, ridden and not much room over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, ran on to take 3rd towards finish opened 10/1 4 13 ¾ Amicus Meus (IRE) 8-12 D Fox (3) A Bailey 4 7/2 f hampered start, soon switched left, mid-division, pushed along from halfway, ridden to go 4th inside final furlong, not pace to challenge opened 9/2 £2250-£500 £1800-£400 £4000-£1000 £2000-£500 £2100-£600 £1750-£500 5 9 nk Baunagain (IRE) 9-5 P Cosgrave M Wallace 3 16/1 slowly into stride, soon held up in touch, effort to dispute 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong opened 14/1 £3200-£200 Each Way 6 10 ½ Cornus 9-4 L Dettori A J Mccabe 6 7/1 held up, headway to dispute 2nd over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong opened 13/2 touched 15/2 7 1 nk Brunelleschi 9-1 E Ahern P L Gilligan 5 25/1 held up, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous 8 6 nk Glasshoughton 9-7 D Holland M Dods 5 8/1 with winner until over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong opened 13/2 £3200-£400 Each Way 9 7 hd Resplendent Alpha 9-0 J Quinn P Howling 4 10/1 towards rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous opened 12/1 10 5 1 Restless Genius (IRE) 9-2 L Keniry A M Balding 3 20/1 keen, in touch, ridden and weakened 1f out opened 16/1 11 2 ¾ Fantasy Believer 9-2 S Drowne J J Quinn 10 16/1 in rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, no impression touched 12/1 12 3 ½ Steel Blue 8-12 A Munro R M Whitaker 8 10/1 prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong touched 9/1 13 8 1 Buxton 9-2 R Havlin R Ingram 4 14/1 tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out opened 16/1 edit - He was 2nd at hamilton on the 1st..... I didn't know till now! Last edited by my miss storm cat : 09-04-2008 at 10:34 AM. |
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Updating...
He's been busy busy! 5th at Newmarket (8/22), 2nd at Hamilton (9/1), and this... nice! (Possible to run again this weekend). DONCASTER 11 September 2008 Soft 4:50 State Club Handicap (Class 3) (3yo+,0-90) 6f 1 Main Aim 16 Sir Michael Stoute 3 9-4 Ryan Moore 5/1F 90 104 108+ 2 1½ Gift Horse 18 D Nicholls 8 8-10 p Neil Brown(3) 12/1 83 92 96 3 3½ Joseph Henry 2 D Nicholls 6 9-3 Silvestre De Sousa 10/1 87 85 89 4 hd Grazeon Gold Blend 17 J J Quinn 5 8-10 p Graham Gibbons 20/1 80 78 81 5 nk Atlantic Story (USA) 10 M W Easterby 6 9-6 tb Alan Munro 16/1 90 87 90 6 ½ El Dececy (USA) 8 S Parr 4 8-12 David Probert(5) 40/1 87 82 86 7 ¾ Stevie Gee (IRE) 22 G A Swinbank 4 9-3 b1 Robert Winston 10/1 87 80 83 8 ½ Wyatt Earp (IRE) 12 R A Fahey 7 8-11 b Jamie Moriarty 25/1 81 72 76 9 1¾ Bonnie Prince Blue 20 B W Hills 5 8-10 b Michael Hills 16/1 80 65 69 10 ¾ Earlsmedic 1 S C Williams 3 8-10 v Saleem Golam 8/1 82 65 69 11 ¾ Great Charm (IRE) 15 M L W Bell 3 9-2 Jamie Spencer 10/1 88 69 72 12 ½ Majuro (IRE) 11 M W Easterby 4 9-5 Paul Mulrennan 33/1 89 68 72 13 ¾ Mister Hardy 13 R A Fahey 3 8-5 B McHugh(7) 20/1 84 60 64 14 ¾ Total Impact 6 R A Fahey 5 9-2 Paul Hanagan 20/1 86 60 64 15 ½ Northern Dare (IRE) 21 D Nicholls 4 9-4 Adrian T Nicholls 8/1 88 60 64 16 ¾ Obe Gold 14 D Nicholls 6 9-5 p Joe Fanning 33/1 89 59 63 17 1½ Not My Choice (IRE) 4 S Parr 3 9-0 t Francis Norton 66/1 86 51 55 18 1½ The Nifty Fox 9 T D Easterby 4 8-12 David Allan 28/1 82 42 46 19 1¾ Luscivious 3 A J McCabe 4 9-1 b Martin Dwyer 40/1 85 39 44 20 ¾ Swift Princess (IRE) 7 K R Burke 4 9-1 v Andrew Elliott 11/1 85 36 41 21 8 Roker Park (IRE) 5 K R Burke 3 9-4 Darren Williams 66/1 90 14 21 This was a very tight sprint with 8lb covering the field and it was very competitive. Not that surprisingly the main action eventually developed down the centre of the track and the first pair came clear late on. It went the way of the least exposed runner in the line-up MAIN AIM, who made it three wins from four career starts and did the job in great style. He was given a patient ride and had to wait for his challenge in between the final 2f, but once seeing daylight he found an immediate turn offoot to settle the issue. This was his first run on soft ground and obviously it proved no hindrance, if anything it really suited him over this shorter trip. It will be interesting to see how the handicapper now assesses this effort as this son of OasisDream is no doubt open to more progression and is in the right hands to keep climbing the sprinting ladder. Gift Horse, just denied in a claimer ten days previously, was travelling as well as any passing the 2f pole, but he then hit a bit of a flat spot and allowed the winner first run. He evidently has his own ideas about racing these days, but the engine evidently remains and he was nicely clear of the remainder. This should put him spot on for the Ayr Gold Cup later this month.His stable companion Joseph Henry ran his usual sort of race and, holding no secrets from the handicapper, rates the best guide to this form. Grazeon Gold Blend, 3lb higher for finishing fourth last time, showed improved form in the first-time cheekpieces and is up to winning from this sort of mark when encountering a sounder surface once again. Atlantic Story ran a very encouraging race on the back of a 118-day break and was not at all disgraced under top weight. He should come on nicely for the outing. El Decency showed a much-improved form over a trip he would have found plenty sharp enough. It was a somewhat disappointing display for Earlsmedic, who was racing from a 6lb higher mark in this quest for the four-timer. He was not allowed to dominate, however, and this would have been his hardest task to date by someway so it is probably wise not to write him off just yet. *Andrew Elliott reported that Swift Princess lost her action. *Adrian Nicholls reported that Northern Dare hung right.[DO] |
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Friday September 19 2008
Ayr 16:40 John Smith's Ayr Silver Cup Handicap£50000.00 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 2, £31155.00 penalty 27 runnersGoing: Heavy 1 (10) 780003 Sunrise Safari (IRE) 19 5 9-10 R A Fahey B McHugh (7) 92 SP SP SP 2 (27) 297-000 Protector (SAF) 34 7 9-8 p1 A G Foster R Winston 90 1 SP SP SP 3 (4) 113616 Marvellous Value (IRE) 34 3 9-8 M Dods T Hamilton 92 SP SP SP 4 (11) 009021 Green Park (IRE) (ex6) 6 5 9-8 b R A Fahey C I Gillies (7) 88 SP SP SP 5 (17) 1-20023 Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE) 41 3 9-7 R A Fahey Jamie Moriarty 91 2 SP SP SP 6 (12) 001543 Thebes 12 3 9-7 M Johnston R Ffrench 93 SP SP SP 7 (26) 0/52980- Trafalgar Bay (IRE) 419 5 9-7 K R Burke Darren Williams 89 SP SP SP 8 (16) 120600 Obe Gold 8 6 9-7 v D Nicholls F Norton 87 SP SP SP 9 (3) 385121 Bel Cantor (ex6) 20 5 9-7 p W J H Ratcliffe Kelly Harrison (5) 83 2 SP SP SP 10 (25) 034943 Joseph Henry 8 6 9-6 D Nicholls S De Sousa 87 SP SP SP 11 (9) 425800 Northern Dare (IRE) 8 4 9-6 D Nicholls A Nicholls 85 SP SP SP 12 (6) 367507 Stevie Gee (IRE) 8 4 9-6 G A Swinbank P J McDonald 85 SP SP SP 13 (20) 500905 Dream Theme 3 5 9-6 D Nicholls M Fenton 88 SP SP SP 14 (21) 54-4863 Burning Incense (IRE) 41 5 9-5 M Dods P Mulrennan 87 3 SP SP SP 15 (1) 131162 Harrison George (IRE) 9 3 9-4 R A Fahey P Hanagan 89 2 SP SP SP 16 (13) 308980 Luscivious 8 4 9-3 b A J Mccabe T Dean (3) 82 SP SP SP 17 (2) 111283 Methaaly (IRE) 3 5 9-2 be M Mullineaux D Heslop (7) 84 SP SP SP 18 (22) 215006 He's A Humbug (IRE) 9 4 9-2 p K A Ryan P Donaghy (5) 82 SP SP SP 19 (18) 091460 Geojimali 19 6 9-1 J S Goldie Saleem Golam 81 SP SP SP 20 (14) 673522 Gift Horse 8 8 9-1 p D Nicholls L Betts (7) 88 1 SP SP SP 21 (7) 300/145 Against The Grain 75 5 9-0 L Lungo J Fanning 82 2 SP SP SP 22 (24) 7-14621 Mullein 39 3 9-0 R M Beckett R Kingscote 85 SP SP SP 23 (5) 268710 Mister Hardy 8 3 9-0 R A Fahey Frederik Tylicki (5) 84 SP SP SP 24 (8) 212339 Cha Cha Cha 35 4 8-12 K A Ryan N Callan 80 SP SP SP 25 (15) 150020 The Nifty Fox 8 4 8-12 T D Easterby D Allan 82 1 SP SP SP 26 (23) 775096 Dickie Le Davoir 7 4 8-11 John A Harris A Elliott 77 1 SP SP SP 27 (19) 844865 Glasshoughton 7 5 8-11 M Dods D Tudhope 76 SP SP SP Betting Forecast: 6/1 Gift Horse, 8/1 Mister Hardy, 9/1 Burning Incense (IRE), 10/1 Green Park (IRE), 10/1 Harrison George (IRE), 10/1 Mullein, 10/1 Dickie Le Davoir, 14/1 Thebes, 14/1 Bel Cantor, 14/1 Methaaly (IRE), 14/1 Geojimali, 16/1 Marvellous Value (IRE), 16/1 Joseph Henry, 20/1 Sunrise Safari (IRE), 20/1 Protector (SAF), 20/1 Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE), 20/1 Northern Dare (IRE), 20/1 He's A Humbug (IRE), 20/1 The Nifty Fox, 25/1 Trafalgar Bay (IRE), 25/1 Obe Gold, 25/1 Dream Theme, 33/1 Stevie Gee (IRE), 33/1 Luscivious, 33/1 Against The Grain, 33/1 Cha Cha Cha, 33/1 Glasshoughton GREEN PARK likes a strong pace and will get one here so Richard Fahey's gelding gets the nod over Thebes, Harrison George and Bel Cantor. Richard Fahey won the race last year with the progressive Utmost Respect who has since gone on to be a Group winner. His brigade this year is led by a completely different sort in the nine-year-old Green Park. Successful recently at Chester, he has form on the ground and has a good apprentice taking off seven pounds. Stablemates Harrison George, Mister Hardy and Kaldoun Kingdom look major players, with the former having very solid form on a soft surface and he won¿t mind this drop in trip. Methaaly is a course and distance winner but he is high enough in the weights now and his natural speed is blunted by this ground, so a bigger danger may be Mullein who is a very progressive filly. The Nifty Fox is hit and miss, whilst Stevie Gee has had easier chances this season than this. Bel Cantor is a dangerous front-runner who looks sure to blaze a trail on the far rail and he is very much of interest. Others to catch the eye include the frustrating Gift Horse , Marvellous Value and Joseph Henry, however in a tough renewal we will stick with Green Park. |
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Best damned 18th evah!!!
Friday September 19 2008 Ayr 16:40 - Result John Smith's Ayr Silver Cup Handicap £50000 added, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 2, £31155 penalty, 27 ran Going: Heavy 14:20 14:55 15:30 16:05 16:40 17:15 17:45 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP 1 7 Against The Grain 9-0 J Fanning L Lungo 5 16/1 opened 20/1 2 1 2¾ Harrison George (IRE) 9-4 P Hanagan R A Fahey 3 10/1 touched 11/1 3 25 nk Joseph Henry 9-6 S De Sousa D Nicholls 6 12/1 4 3 hd Bel Cantor (ex6) 9-7 Kelly Harrison (5) W J H Ratcliffe 5 16/1 opened 14/1 5 4 3 Marvellous Value (IRE) 9-8 T Hamilton M Dods 3 50/1 6 27 nk Protector (SAF) 9-8 R Winston A G Foster 7 12/1 opened 14/1 touched 11/1 £5600-£400 7 5 ½ Mister Hardy 9-0 Frederik Tylicki (5) R A Fahey 3 33/1 opened 40/1 8 6 ¾ Stevie Gee (IRE) 9-6 P J McDonald G A Swinbank 4 22/1 opened 20/1 9 20 ½ Dream Theme 9-6 M Fenton D Nicholls 5 33/1 opened 28/1 10 10 ½ Sunrise Safari (IRE) 9-10 B McHugh (7) R A Fahey 5 40/1 opened 50/1 11 15 ¾ The Nifty Fox 8-12 D Allan T D Easterby 4 66/1 12 23 nse Dickie Le Davoir 8-11 A Elliott John A Harris 4 40/1 13 19 ½ Glasshoughton 8-11 D Tudhope M Dods 5 40/1 14 18 ½ Geojimali 9-1 Saleem Golam J S Goldie 6 25/1 15 11 ¾ Green Park (IRE) (ex6) 9-8 C I Gillies (7) R A Fahey 5 25/1 16 24 nk Mullein 9-0 R Kingscote R M Beckett 3 6/1 f opened 7/1 £5000-£700 £3500-£500 (x2) £5000-£750 (x2) £3000-£500 17 9 nse Northern Dare (IRE) 9-6 A Nicholls D Nicholls 4 16/1 opened 20/1 18 14 nse Gift Horse 9-1 L Betts (7) D Nicholls 8 9/1 19 21 hd Burning Incense (IRE) 9-5 P Mulrennan M Dods 5 10/1 £6600-£600 Each Way £4400-£400 Each Way £4000-£400 20 26 ¾ Trafalgar Bay (IRE) 9-7 Darren Williams K R Burke 5 50/1 opened 40/1 21 17 ¾ Kaldoun Kingdom (IRE) 9-7 Jamie Moriarty R A Fahey 3 11/1 opened 12/1 22 2 2¼ Methaaly (IRE) 9-2 D Heslop (7) M Mullineaux 5 40/1 opened 50/1 23 22 nk He's A Humbug (IRE) 9-2 P Donaghy (5) K A Ryan 4 33/1 24 13 3¾ Luscivious 9-3 T Dean (3) A J Mccabe 4 100/1 25 16 2 Obe Gold 9-7 F Norton D Nicholls 6 50/1 26 8 ½ Cha Cha Cha 8-12 N Callan K A Ryan 4 25/1 opened 33/1 27 12 7 Thebes 9-7 R Ffrench M Johnston 3 14/1 |
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Good luck to GH and Final Verse.
Saturday October 4 2008 Wolverhampton 19:50 Free Poker Chips At Freebets.co.uk Claiming Stakes£5000.00 added, 3yo plus, 7f 32y, Class 5, £3238.00 penalty 12 runnersGoing: Standard Colours: Show Hide 18:50 19:20 19:50 20:20 20:50 21:20 No. Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey OR NagMe Bet 1 (6) 659090 Final Verse 61 5 9-10 Jane Chapple-Hyam A Munro 88 SP SP SP 2 (1) 972555 White Deer (USA) 6 4 9-10 b D Nicholls A Nicholls 81 SP SP SP 3 (3) 735220 Gift Horse 15 8 9-8 p D Nicholls S Donohoe 88 SP SP SP 4 (11) 77-0839 Hopeful Purchase (IRE) 12 5 9-6 b J Gask David Probert (5) 86 SP SP SP 5 (8) 545610 Landucci 17 7 9-4 v J W Hills P Hills (3) 78 SP SP SP 6 (4) 4/27265- Gifted Gamble 567 6 9-2 Peter Grayson P Mathers 75 SP SP SP 7 (7) 120044 Ninefineirishmen (IRE) 16 3 9-0 p K R Burke Darren Williams 70 SP SP SP 8 (12) 238305 Teasing 24 4 9-0 p J Pearce R Havlin 80 SP SP SP 9 (2) 678070 Imperial Echo (USA) 16 7 8-12 P Howling T G McLaughlin 78 SP SP SP 10 (10) 730447 Blue Charm 3 4 8-11 S Kirk L Keniry 75 SP SP SP 11 (5) 164503 Royal Applord 10 3 8-10 p K A Ryan C Catlin 75 SP SP SP 12 (9) 185155 Incline (IRE) 19 9 8-8 R McGlinchey J F McDonald 4 SP SP SP Betting Forecast: 3/1 Landucci, 9/2 Ninefineirishmen (IRE), 13/2 Teasing, 8/1 Gift Horse , 10/1 White Deer (USA), 10/1 Hopeful Purchase (IRE), 10/1 Blue Charm, 12/1 Royal Applord, 14/1 Final Verse ( ), 14/1 Incline (IRE), 20/1 Gifted Gamble, 25/1 Imperial Echo |
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Next time come in in the other order though... Saturday October 4 2008 Wolverhampton 19:50 - Result Free Poker Chips At Freebets.co.uk Claiming Stakes £5000 added, 3yo plus, 7f 32y, Class 5, £3238 penalty, 12 ran Going: Standard 18:50 19:20 19:50 20:20 20:50 21:20 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP 1 6 Final Verse 9-10 A Munro Jane Chapple-Hyam 5 10/1 opened 16/1 touched 22/1 2 3 hd Gift Horse 9-8 S Donohoe D Nicholls 8 5/2 opened 4/1 3 1 1½ White Deer (USA) 9-10 A Nicholls D Nicholls 4 7/1 opened 8/1 touched 9/1 4 5 1¾ Royal Applord 8-10 C Catlin K A Ryan 3 25/1 opened 18/1 5 12 ½ Teasing 9-0 R Havlin J Pearce 4 28/1 opened 33/1 6 10 s.h Blue Charm 8-11 L Keniry S Kirk 4 14/1 opened 16/1 touched 25/1 7 2 1¼ Imperial Echo (USA) 8-12 T G McLaughlin P Howling 7 66/1 opened 50/1 8 8 1¾ Landucci 9-4 P Hills (3) J W Hills 7 14/1 9 7 2¼ Ninefineirishmen (IRE) 9-0 Darren Williams K R Burke 3 22/1 opened 20/1 touched 25/1 10 9 hd Incline (IRE) 8-8 J F McDonald R McGlinchey 9 6/4 f opened 11/10 touched 10/11 11 11 1¼ Hopeful Purchase (IRE) 9-6 David Probert (5) J Gask 5 20/1 opened 33/1 12 4 dist Gifted Gamble 9-2 P Mathers Peter Grayson 6 40/1 touched 50/1 Tote Win: £17.70 Tote Place: £3.40,£1.90,£2.40 Straight Forecast: £34.35 Exacta: £67.90 |
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