Khan set to fight Crawford
(14) B Smart 8 9-9 ........................Harry Russell (7)
(27) A Bailey 5 9-8 (D5) .................................J Haynes
(16) Rebecca Menzies 7 9-8 (CD) .. P J McDonald
(16) Rebecca Bastiman 5 9-7 (C, D) ........ .................................................................. Ben Robinson (3)
(9) S C Williams 4 9-6 (CD2) .............. C Rodriguez
(63) Paul Collins 4 9-6 (D2) ........ C McGovern (3)
(9) J Goldie 4 9-4 (CD3) ............ J Fanning
(9) A Brittain 5 9-1 (BF, CD3) ......... C Hardie
(90) P Midgley 8 9-1 ...........................D Costello
(9) S Bowring 7 8-13 (C) ....................... E J Walsh
(14) D C Griffiths 4 8-8 (D2)... Phil Dennis (3) BETTING: 4 First Excel, 5 Red Pike, 6 Wiff Waff, 7 Another Angel, Gnaad, 8 Gamesome, 10 Warrior’s Valley, 12 Landing Night, Amazing Grazing, 14 Others.
6-1 Prominent, pushed along 2f out, pressing winner inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Pea Shooter at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-75 (5). 8-1 Dwelt, pushed along towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, rider dropped whip inside final furlong, edged left and went 2nd final strides, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Shamshon at Chelmsford City 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol. 11-2 Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, switched left and headway inside final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Pea Shooter at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-75 (5).
7-2fav Led, headed just over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Pea Shooter at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-75 (5). 10-1 Slowly away outpaced, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Acclaim The Nation at Southwell 5f hcp 0-90 (3) fbs in Dec. 10-1 Held up in rear, headway and running on when no room final furlong, ran on well in closing stages but never able to challenge, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Burtonwood at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-70 (5) in Oct.
16-1 Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 4l behind Mininggold at Southwell 5f hcap 0-70 (5) fbs.
6-1 Anticipated start, held up on inside, ridden 2f out, effort when rider lost whip over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Bellevarde at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs. 8-1
Held up, slightly hampered over 1f out, late headway, nearest finish, 6th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Moonraker at Southwell 5f hcp (3) fbs. 8-1 Held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 6l behind Pea Shooter at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-75 (5). 40-1 Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 13th of 14, 9l behind Arzaak at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Nov. BOXING: Amir Khan will challenge the outstanding WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford on April 20.
The 32-year-old rejected terms to finally meet his rival Kell Brook to instead pursue one of the world’s finest fighters and what could prove his defining fight at either Las Vegas’ MGM Grand or Madison Square Garden in New York.
Khan - last a world champion in 2012 - will intriguingly also again be trained by the respected Virgil Hunter after two victories with Joe Goosen.
Khan said: “It’ll be nice to get back with Virgil. Joe was also a great trainer (but) I’ve had a great career with Virgil.
“The only fight we lost together was against Canelo (Saul Alvarez, the Mexican middleweight); the bigger, stronger guy, but I was out-boxing him until he caught me.
“I’m going to have to be in the best shape ever to win this fight. It’s going to be a very, very hard fight.”