17:55
HKJC World Pool Handicap
Class 3, 1m, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-90, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 37.55s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Joe Fanning
Paul & Oliver Cole
Settled in the pack - made progress to hit the front 2f out - drifted right under pressure inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Settled in the pack early - squeezed for space around the 5f marker and again with 2f left - found a gap and made progress inside the final furlong - pushed along and finished full of running - snatched second right on the line - denied a clearer passage - beaten three quarters of a length
Rossa Ryan
Marcus Tregoning
Pulled hard early - up with the front group - drifted left 2f out then carried right over 1f out - looked a threat throughout the final furlong - headed for third in the dying strides
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan
Held up towards the back - progress made over 2f out and pushed along - drifted right approaching the furlong pole - drifted left briefly before finishing on despite another right-hand veer inside the last - finished fourth beaten 2¼ lengths
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Pulled hard early - settled in the pack - stumbled and dropped back 4f out - driven on approaching the last two furlongs and stayed on despite being shifted right and knocked inside the final furlong - finished fifth
David Egan
Charles Hills
Went straight to front - lost spot 5f out then regained command 4f out - drifted left under pressure before losing lead 2f out - drifted right approaching final furlong and unable to find more finished sixth
Kieran Shoemark
John & Thady Gosden
Pulled hard early - up with the front rank - in front 5f out before dropping back 4f out - short of pace over 1f out - hampered inside the final furlong and flattened out to finish 7th
Hollie Doyle
Adrian Paul Keatley
Struggled for fluency from the start - settled mid-pack - squeezed for room and dropped back with 4f left - pushed for effort with 3f to go - driven approaching the final furlong but unable to find more
Jamie Spencer
Hugo Palmer
Sluggish start and unbalanced exiting the gate - settled towards the back - improved into a gap approaching the final furlong and stayed on past tired horses to finish ninth
Kieran O'Neill
Alice Haynes
Stumbled at the break - settled midpack - nudged for a run 2f out but hampered - pushed along inside final furlong and weakened close home
No. 13, stall 16
3yo, 8-13, OR 80
J: Joanna Mason · T: Michael & David Easterby
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Settled around midpack - squeezed for space and slipped towards the back 4f out - pushed along inside final 2f but unable to gain on leaders
Edward Greatrex
Jack Channon
Settled just behind the front group early - nudged ahead 5f out - overtaken 4f out - pressed for effort 2f out - lost ground and squeezed for space inside the final furlong - held on for 12th
Harrison Shaw
Scott Dixon
Fretful and edgy early - raced with plenty of enthusiasm up with the front group - squeezed for space and dropped back to mid-division 4f out - lost placing and asked for effort 3f out - faded over 1f out - finished well held in 13th
Jim Crowley
Paul & Oliver Cole
Settled just behind pace early - closed on front group 5f out - driven approaching 2f then weakened inside final furlong
Non-runners: Cerulean Bay (unsuitable ground), Diddy Man (unsuitable ground), Local Hero (vet's certificate, other), Panacea (unsuitable ground), Qirat (unsuitable ground), Versatile (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.