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My Pension Expert Handicap
Class 4, 1m1f209y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-85, 6 runners
Winning time 2m 10.17s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Edged in front early - sat close to the pace as rival drifted wide - inherited the advantage in the straight when that one continued wide - pushed along a furlong out - broke away inside the last and kept finding more to the line
Rossa Ryan
Alan King
Held position behind the front group along the rail - shifted out with 2f left and drifted right under pressure - improved into second inside the final furlong - unable to get near winner for second
Ross Coakley
Simon & Ed Crisford
Sat just behind the front group - pushed along to move into second inside the last two furlongs - unable to match the winner - eased back to third inside the final furlong and held on for the place
Callum Shepherd
George Scott
Held up early with a check - took strong hold towards the back - kept on late by the outside rail to close but no closer than fourth
Jim Crowley
Marcus Tregoning
Sat behind leader early - handy in 3rd - briefly up to 2nd in straight - urged forward with two furlongs left - slipped back approaching final furlong - faded to finish fifth
Neil Callan
Marco Botti
Keen and tugging in third out wide - advanced into second 8f from home - hit the front 7f out - drifted to the stand rail in the straight and lost the advantage shortly after - dropped away from the front runners in the last furlong to finish sixth
Non-runners: Dramatic Effect (self certificate), Solomon (other)
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.