Prize guy Ben doesn’t want 2019 to be over
17-2 Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 3rd of 14, hd behind My Target at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-85 (4) in Nov. 3-1fav Chased leaders, took keen hold, effort over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Fastar at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4).
11-2 In touch, ridden and headway entering final 2f, stayed on towards finish to press winner, 2nd of 14, shd behind Castle Quarter at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) in Oct.
PUSHKIN MUSEUM (138) J Butler 8 9-9 (C, D5) P J McDonald ZEBULON (9) Mrs R Carr 5 9-9 (CD)......................... JP Sullivan
I KNOW HOW (12) Julie Camacho 4 9-7 (BF, D2) .. C Rodriguez KOMMANDER KIRKUP (12) M Herrington 8 9-6 (D5) .... P Dennis AVENUE OF STARS (9) K McLintock 6 9-6 (CD2).......... B Curtis ISHEBAYORGREY (18) I Jardine 7 9-4 (BF, D3) ............T Eaves GUARDIA SVIZZERA (4) Roger Fell 5 9-3 (D2)....... D Tudhope POPPY IN THE WIND (9) A Brown 7 8-12 (C3, D) T Marquand
RED ALLURE (9) M Mullineaux 4 8-9 ....................Jane Elliott
LORD OF THE GLEN (9) J Goldie 4 8-8 (C3) ...........D Fentiman MESHARDAL (5) Mrs R Carr 9 8-7 (D10).................... A Mullen BETTING: 4 I Know How, 9-2 Ishebayorgrey, 6 Lord Of The Glen, 7 Zebulon, 8 Meshardal, Avenue Of Stars, 10 Red Allure, 12 Poppy In The Wind, 14 Others.
FOLLOWTHESTEPS (26) I Furtado 4 9-7
CUPBOARD LOVE (16)MJohnston39-7(D)...........JFanning HADDAF (5) S C Williams 4 9-7 (BF, C) ................ P J McDonald EPEIUS (40) B Haslam 6 9-6 (CD4) ............................ A Mullen
EAST STREET REVUE (40) T Easterby 6 9-5 (D).....D Fentiman JONBOY (13) D Brown 4 9-4 .................................. H Shaw (3) GOWANBUSTER (26) S Corbett 4 9-4 (CD2)........P Mulrennan HASSAAD (19) Archie Watson 3 9-4 (BF)....Adam J McNamara WASNTEXPECTINGTHAT (26) R Fahey 3 9-3 (CD)..B McHugh ALICIA DARCY (11) Archie Watson 3 9-2 (D4) ...Kate Leahy (7)
YES YOU (79) B Smart 5 9-2 (D7).....................................G Lee EDESSANN (12) M Herrington 3 9-2............................T Eaves ORIENTAL LILLY (26) J Goldie 5 9-2 (CD) ............... D Tudhope BUGLER BOB (19) J J Quinn 3 9-0 (CD) .......................... J Hart BETTING: 7-2 Haddaf, 5 Wasntexpectingthat, 6 Epeius, 7 Hassaad, 10 Followthesteps, 12 Oriental Lilly, 14 East Street Revue, Cupboard Love, Yes You, Bugler Bob, 16 Others.
BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner Ben Stokes reflected on an “awesome” 2019 and admitted: “It’s a shame 2020 has to start.”
The England all-rounder won the public vote for the prestigious prize, with six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and 200 metres world champion Dina Asher-Smith second and third respectively.
Stokes enjoyed a simply sensational summer in 2019, with his unbeaten 84 helping England set up a Super Over in the World Cup final against New Zealand, in which he came out to bat again as the hosts secured their first-ever 50-over world title.
On its own that would have put him in contention, but his astounding 135 not out to win the third Ashes Test at Headingley just over a month later made him the overwhelming favourite.
His individual honour topped a great night for English cricket, with the World Cup-winning side picking up the Team of the Year award while the success at Lord’s was also chosen as the Greatest Sporting Moment of the Year.
Stokes said: “2019 will be very hard to top and wipes away anything that happened in the year before that.
“As a person, and along with a lot of people, I’ll be able to look back on 2019 with amazing memories.
“We won Moment of the Year – everyone will always be able to look back at that and remember where they were for that. We were lucky that we were on the field to be a part of that. 2019 has just been awesome
– it’s a shame 2020 has to start! Walking away with three awards representing cricket just shows how successful we have been. We don’t just sit there and go ‘we want to win three awards’ – they come from you doing stuff on the field.
“The amount of new fans we’ve brought to the game, the amount of inspiring we’ve done for the next generation of England cricketers has just been amazing and we’re just very proud that we’ve been able to do that.”
Stokes, who will play for the Leedsbased Northern Supercharges in The Hundred next year, will now link up with the England Test squad for the four-match series in South Africa which starts on Boxing Day.
Asher-Smith was delighted to have finished third and seemingly even more happy that her coach John Blackie – who she has worked with since the age of eight - was chosen as Coach of the Year.
“It’s been an absolutely fantastic night for athletics, I’m really happy with third and John getting an award as well is absolutely amazing. He’s not only coach of the year this year, but every year,” she said.
“I honestly think that he truly deserves it because he’s completely selfless. He’s a very intelligent and patient man and he’s been patient enough to see me progress since I was eight. I’m completely biased but I think he’s fantastic.”
Asked what the target might be for Asher-Smith at the Tokyo Olympics next summer after her 200m gold and 100m silver at the World Championships, Blackie said: “It would be nice to pick up one or two medals in Tokyo, to go there in top form, in the form that she’s capable of.”