Full Result 1.50 Southwell (AW) | 29 December 2017

Betway Stayer's Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (2m102yds) 2m½f Fbrs Standard

1st £2,911.05 2nd £866.25 3rd £432.90 4th £216.45

Betway Stayer's Handicap, 2m½f - Standard, Class 5 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	7. Serenity Now (IRE) 7/1 Stevie Donohoe Brian Ellison	Stevie Donohoe Brian Ellison	9	93 p	64	24	71	–
b g Key Of Luck (USA) - Imdina (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Tracked leaders, headway 4f out, led well over 2f out, driven and edged left entering final furlong, kept on well towards finish (tchd 11/2)

2⁽¹⁾ 1¾	6. Ruler Of The Nile 5/1 Callum Shepherd ³ Robert Stephens	Callum Shepherd ³ Robert Stephens	5	90	64	22	68	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Dinka Raja (USA) (Woodman)
Tracked leaders, headway 4f out, chased leading pair over 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1 1/2f out, soon driven and kept on same pace (tchd 11/2)

3⁽⁵⁾ 3¼ [5]	4. Deep Resolve (IRE) 6/1 Ben Curtis Sally Haynes	Ben Curtis Sally Haynes	6	94	65	19	65	–
b g Intense Focus (USA) - I'll Be Waiting (Vettori)
Held up in touch, headway over 5f out, chased leaders 3f out, soon ridden, driven and kept on one pace final 2f (op 9/1)

4⁽²⁾ 7 [12]	5. Wordiness 11/1 Fran Berry David Evans	Fran Berry David Evans	9	94	65	10	57	–
br g Dansili - Verbose (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up in touch, headway over 4f out, ridden along to chase leaders 3f out, driven 2f out, soon one pace

5⁽⁴⁾ 4½ [16½]	1. Vercingetorix (IRE) 4/1 Rossa Ryan ⁷ Iain Jardine	Rossa Ryan ⁷ Iain Jardine	6	97 p	75	15	61	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Great Artist (FR) (Desert Prince)
Close up, led over 4f out, ridden along 3f out, soon headed and driven, gradually weakened final 2f (op 7/2 tchd 9/2)

6⁽⁷⁾ 2 [18½]	3. Katie Gale 10/1 Andrew Mullen Michael Appleby	Andrew Mullen Michael Appleby	7	95	66	3	50	–
b m Shirocco (GER) - Karla June (Unfuwain)
Tracked leading pair, pushed along over 4f out, ridden along over 3f out, soon driven and beaten (op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

7⁽³⁾ 3¾ [22¼]	2. Song Of Love (IRE) 20/1 Dougie Costello Shaun Harris	Dougie Costello Shaun Harris	5	912 p	73	6	52	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Delicate Charm (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden along and in touch 3f out, soon driven and weakened (op 16/1)

8⁽⁶⁾ 47 [69¼]	8. Kohinoor Diamond (IRE) 11/4F Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Luke Morris Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	811 b	64	–	–	–
b f Excelebration (IRE) - Gems Of Araby (Zafonic)
Soon led, pushed along and headed over 4f out, ridden along over 3f out, soon lost place and behind when eased final 2f (jockey said filly stopped quickly) (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

8 ran Off time: 1:50:53 Winning time: 3m 41.98s (slow by 7.48s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Brian Ellison Racing Club (Serenity Now) 1st breeder: Citadel Stud
2nd owner: Threes Company (Ruler Of The Nile)
3rd owner: Panther Racing Ltd (Deep Resolve)
Tote win: £6 PL: £1.70 £1.70 £2 Ex: £25.80 CSF: £40.18 Tricast: £220.88 Trifecta: £173.80

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Betway Stayer's Handicap

1:50 Southwell (AW) 29 Dec 2017