Full Result 3.25 Epsom | 31 August 2021

John Akehurst Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (7f3yds) 7f Good To Firm

1st £3,132 2nd £1,470.30 3rd £735.44 4th £367.72 5th £300 6th £300 7th £300 8th £300

John Akehurst Handicap, 7f - Good To Firm, Class 5 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	2. Sir Oliver (IRE) 11/2 Stefano Cherchi ³ Chris Dwyer	Stefano Cherchi ³ Chris Dwyer	4	99 p	75	66	82	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Folga (Atraf)
Close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and pressed leader 1f out, kept on and made sustained challenge final 110yds, led final strides, all out (op 5/1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ hd	10. Pitchcombe 13/2 Cieren Fallon Patrick Chamings	Cieren Fallon Patrick Chamings	4	810 v	59	49	65	–
b g Lethal Force (IRE) - Emmuska (Sir Percy)
Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden when headed over 1f out, rallied 1f out, kept on and made sustained challenge final 110yds, went second final stride (op 12/1 tchd 6/1)

3⁽³⁾ nse [¼]	5. Makashi (FR) 13/2 William Buick Simon & Ed Crisford	William Buick Simon & Ed Crisford	3	96	74	60	78	–
b g Siyouni (FR) - Light Saber (FR) (Kendor)
Prominent, pushed along and close up over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden when faced sustained challenge final 110yds, no extra and lost two places final strides (op 9/2)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [¾]	9. Spirit Warning 4/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	5	91 v	64	51	68	–
b g Charm Spirit (IRE) - Averami (Averti)
Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, soon edged left, ridden over 1f out, rallied and kept on inside final furlong (op 5/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ hd [1]	6. Arthur's Victory (IRE) 7/2F Harry Burns ⁵ Joseph Parr	Harry Burns ⁵ Joseph Parr	3	90	73	56	75	–
b f Buratino (IRE) - Impressive Victory (USA) (Street Cry)
Midfield, towards rear over 4f out, pushed along and on outer from over 2f out, soon outpaced, ridden and rallied over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong (op 10/3 tchd 16/5)

6⁽⁸⁾ 2 [3]	3. Otago 15/2 Charlie Bennett Jim Boyle	Charlie Bennett Jim Boyle	4	98	71	51	69	–
b g Cable Bay (IRE) - Spinning Top (Alzao)
Dwelt start, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous (op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2)

7⁽⁹⁾ hd [3¼]	4. Princesse Animale 11/1 Hollie Doyle Pat Phelan	Hollie Doyle Pat Phelan	4	97 h	70	49	67	–
b f Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) - Isabella Beeton (Archipenko)
Mounted in chute, dwelt start, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on but made no impression (op 8/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1 [4¼]	8. Marselan (IRE) 14/1 Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	Charles Bishop Eve Johnson Houghton	3	92 t¹	70	43	62	–
b g Awtaad (IRE) - Monclaire (GER) (Sholokhov)
Towards rear, pushed along when midfield over 2f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, made no impression (op 16/1 tchd 12/1 and tchd 20/1)

9⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [5½]	7. River Wharfe 22/1 Ray Dawson Tony Carroll	Ray Dawson Tony Carroll	3	94 p	72	41	60	–
ch c Showcasing - Wahylah (IRE) (Shamardal)
Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced and hung left, lost position and dropped to last inside final furlong (jockey said colt hung left-handed in the straight) (op 20/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:26:30 Winning time: 1m 23.18s (slow by 2.08s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Eloquent Arthur (self certificate)
1st owner: Dr Johnny Hon (Sir Oliver) 1st breeder: Yeomanstown Stud & Doc Bloodstock
2nd owner: David Henery (Pitchcombe)
3rd owner: Rabbah Racing (Makashi)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £1.50 £3 £2.30 Ex: £49.10 CSF: £40.97 Tricast: £239.30 Trifecta: £309
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 43 (35%) M [5-7] 60 (36%) H [8-10] 47 (29%)

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John Akehurst Handicap

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