Full Result 6.35 Leicester | 22 May 2017

James Ward Selling Stakes

(Class 5) (4yo+) (1m3f179yds) 1m4f Soft

1st £3,234.50 2nd £962.50 3rd £481 4th £240.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	1. Retrieve (AUS) 1/2F Dougie Costello Jamie Osborne	Dougie Costello Jamie Osborne	9	94 t	90	–	66	–
b g Rahy (USA) - Hold To Ransom (USA) (Red Ransom)
Always prominent, chased leader 10f out, ridden to lead and hung left from well over 1f out, stayed on (tchd 4/7)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1¼	8. Moon Over Rio (IRE) 3/1 Megan Nicholls ⁵ Ben Haslam	Megan Nicholls ⁵ Ben Haslam	6	84	57	–	55	–
b m Captain Rio - Moonchild (GER) (Acatenango)
Held up, headway over 2f out, joined winner over 1f out, still every chance when carried left inside final furlong, no extra towards finish (op 7/2 tchd 11/4)

3⁽²⁾ 8 [9¼]	3. Mr Standfast 25/1 Kieren Fox Alan Phillips	Kieren Fox Alan Phillips	4	90	47	–	47	–
b g Mullionmileanhour (IRE) - Phantom Ridge (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Led at steady pace until pushed along and quickened over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 33/1 tchd 20/1)

4⁽³⁾ shd [9¼]	5. The Greedy Boy 12/1 Joshua Bryan ⁷ Steve Flook	Joshua Bryan ⁷ Steve Flook	4	88 1 tb	43	–	48	–
b g Atlantic Sport (USA) - Indian Girl (Erhaab)
Chased leader 2f, remained handy, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 10/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 12 [21¼]	6. Whitchurch 16/1 Paddy Aspell Philip Kirby	Paddy Aspell Philip Kirby	5	90 p	49	–	28	–
b g Mawatheeq (USA) - Silvereine (FR) (Bering)
Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

6⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [23¾]	4. Optical High 33/1 Aled Beech ⁷ Tony Forbes	Aled Beech ⁷ Tony Forbes	8	87 p	–	–	24	–
b g Rainbow High - Forsweets (Forzando)
Started slowly, always in rear, pushed along over 5f out, lost touch over 3f out (jockey said the gelding was slowly away and was never travelling) (op 25/1)

6 ran Off time: 6:35:16 Winning time: 2m 43.27s (slow by 14.07s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Dutch Barney (self certificate), Lady Lekki (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Melbourne 10 Racing (Retrieve) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Blue Lion Racing IX (Moon Over Rio)
3rd owner: Miss Rowena Edwards (Mr Standfast)
Tote win: £1.40 PL: £1.02 £2 Ex: £2.40 CSF: £2.23 Trifecta: £13.70

6:35 Leicester 22 May 2017

James Ward Selling Stakes