19:00
McEwan Grant Construction Scottish Trophy Handicap
Class 3, 1m1f35y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-90, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 56.47s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Settled towards the rear early - moved smoothly into contention on the inner approaching 3f out - driven and finished strongly through a gap to get up right at the line
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Settled towards the rear early - moved smoothly into contention on the inner approaching 2f out - hit the front briefly inside the final furlong before edged out close home
Kieran O'Neill
Alice Haynes
Settled at the back - nudged forward from halfway and moved up behind the front group over 3f out - sent wide over 2f out - kept on through the final furlong but lacked the speed to get to the first two - third by a half-length
Joe Fanning
Saeed bin Suroor
Sat close to the pace early - moved up into second spot 3f out and edged ahead approaching the final furlong - overtaken inside the last - faded to finish fourth in the closing stages
P J McDonald
Roger Varian
Slow to break - settled towards the back - made progress into contention 2f out - stayed on late but outpaced to finish 5th beaten 2.75L
Connor Beasley
David & Nicola Barron
Went straight to front and dictated tempo - pushed along and lost command inside final two furlongs - dropped away close home to finish 6th
Sam Feilden (7)
K R Burke
Settled towards the back early - pushed along and shifted right approaching 2f out - unable to make headway from there - finished seventh
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Settled in 4th early - pushed along and lost touch out wide from 2f out - eased back to finish 8th
Sam James
K R Burke
Settled behind the pace early - asked for effort 3f out - drifted right and faded approaching 2f out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Giselles Defence (unsuitable ground), Stand Strong (self certificate)
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.