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NXT Recruitment Handicap (Div 1)
Class 5, 1m1f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 2.96s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Garritty
Richard Fahey
Settled towards the back early - asked for effort with over 2f left - angled right approaching final furlong - finished strongly through a gap late - got up close home to win
Daniel Tudhope
Roger Fell & Sean Murray
Handy near front early - moved smoothly into command over 3f out - driven to the front approaching 2f - overtaken with a furlong left - rallied to nose in front inside final 110yds - edged out close home in 2nd
Jason Hart
Hugo Palmer
Settled in the pack early - moving up smoothly to hit the front approaching the final furlong - caught close home to finish third by a short head
Mark Winn
John Wainwright
Settled in the pack early - pushed forward two out and finished well in the last furlong - unable to reach the front two and held for 4th beaten three quarters of a length
David Nolan
Tim Easterby
Settled towards the back - forced into a late move inside the final furlong and stayed on - lacked the speed to get involved in the finish
Laura Coughlan (3)
Gemma Tutty
Settled in midfield - roused approaching 4f out - improved position with 2f to run - stayed on but flattened out inside final furlong
Rowan Scott
Geoffrey Harker
Held up towards the back - pushed for effort with over 3f left - soon left behind and unable to threaten leaders
Sam James
Katie Scott
Tracked the front group early - driven with over 2f left and slipped back through the field - faded to finish well beaten in 8th
Andrew Mullen
Daragh Bourke
Went straight to front - opened a big advantage after 2f - margin narrowed with 4f left - lost the front approaching 2f out and dropped away quickly after
Non-runners: Savrola (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.