16:05
Liverpool Airport Faster, Easier, Friendlier Queensferry Stakes (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 6f17y, Flat, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 14.70s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Set the pace from the start - pushed along a furlong out - stayed strongest to the line for victory
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Handy early - driven into contention inside final 2f - finished strongly but no extra to overhaul leader
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
Pulled hard - settled in mid-division - angled right and made ground on the outside inside the final furlong - kept on without threatening the front two
Silvestre De Sousa
Roger Varian
Held up in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - kept on at one speed inside the closing stages - finished fourth beaten under three lengths
Saffie Osborne
Jamie Osborne
Sat close to pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away soon after - held on for 5th
David Probert
Michael Bell
Held up towards the back - urged forward with over 2f left - stayed on at one gauge in the closing stages without gaining much ground
Billy Loughnane
Clive Cox
Held mid-pack on the rail - urged for effort with 2f to run - lost ground inside the last - eventually beaten well home in 7th
Jason Hart
Hugo Palmer
mid-pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished eighth
Non-runners: Radio Goo Goo (travel problems)
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.