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Happy Birthday Mark Blair Handicap

Distance: 7f6y
Going: Good To Firm
Prize: £4,187
Runners: 10
Winning time: 1m 25.36s (slow by 1.86s)
Age: 3yo+
Class: Class 6
1
Age: 10
Weight: 10st 0lbs
OR: 65
SP: 11/2
Led soon after start - ridden over 1f out - faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on(op 7/1)
2 ½
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 12lbs
OR: 63
SP: 8/1
Prominent - pressed winner 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - just held(op 9/1)
3
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 60
SP: 4/1F
Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - keeping on when bit short of room against rail towards finish(op 3/1)
4 ¾
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 9lbs
OR: 65
SP: 6/1
In touch with leaders - headway and went second over 5f out - edged right over 1f out - soon lost second - no extra inside final furlong(op 5/1)
5
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 62
SP: 9/2
Slowly into stride - in rear - headway after 2f - went fourth over 2f out - outpaced from over 1f out(op 11/2)
6
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 56
SP: 17/2
Midfield - dropped to last after 2f - some headway from over 1f out - never dangerous(tchd 10/1)
7 ½ 6
Age: 12
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 56
SP: 16/1
Towards rear - raced wide but some headway home turn - no impression from over 1f out(op 14/1)
8 10½
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 0lbs
OR: 65
SP: 10/1
Towards rear throughout(op 11/1)
9 13¼
Age: 7
Weight: 9st 13lbs
OR: 64
SP: 13/2
Midfield - weakened from over 1f out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by racing wide throughout)(tchd 6/1)
10 16 29¼
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 6lbs
OR: 62
SP: 100/1
Prominent - weakened quickly over 2f out
NR
Age: 9
Weight: 9st 1lbs
OR: 52
SP: -
NR
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 5lbs
OR: 61
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.50
Tote place: £2.50 £2.70 £1.90
Exacta: £45
Trifecta: £199.20
Tricast: £201.74
CSF: £50.01