Salisbury

Highclere Castle "The Perfect Gin" Handicap

Distance: 5f
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £3,926
Runners: 10
Winning time: 1m 0.76s (slow by 1.76s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 6
1
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 12lbs
OR: 58
SP: 5/2F
Held up in midfield on outer - headway over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - readily(tchd 11/4)
2
Age: 5
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 55
SP: 7/2
In touch with leaders - headway over 3f out - led over 1f out - soon headed - no chance with winner inside final 110yds(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
3 2
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 2lbs
OR: 48
SP: 17/2
In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - headway inside final furlong - went modest third inside final 110yds(op 10/1)
4 ¾
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 55
SP: 100/30
Held up in rear - switched left when headway over 1f out - went fourth inside final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 16/5)
5 ½
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 0lbs
OR: 46
SP: 25/1
Midfield - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds
6
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 55
SP: 9/1
Midfield - some headway over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(tchd 8/1)
7 ½ 9
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 55
SP: 7/1
Taken down early - led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
8 6 15
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 55
SP: 33/1
Always behind
9 1 16
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 0lbs
OR: 46
SP: 33/1
Prominent - raced in second after 1f - weakened over 1f out
10 18 34
Age: 7
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 55
SP: 50/1
Towards rear throughout (jockey said gelding never travelled; trainer's rep said gelding had a respiratory issue; vet had nothing to report)(op 40/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.50
Tote place: £1.30 £1.50 £2.50
Exacta: £11.10
Trifecta: £54.80
Tricast: £64.92
CSF: £11.16