15:45
Graham Lee Vickers.Bet Leger Legends Classified Stakes (Str)
Class 5, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 41.97s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sammy Jo Bell
Richard Fahey
Held up rear early - moved right and made ground inside final two furlongs - kept finding under pressure to hit front close home
Megan Nicholls
Michael Appleby
Settled midpack early - moved through strongly from 4f out - hit the front with two to go - drifted markedly left once in command and showed dismay approaching the furlong marker - continued drifting to the far rail - advantage narrowed in the closing stages and caught close to the line
Mark Enright
Ian Williams
Sat behind pace early - pushed along with 2f left and closed ground approaching final furlong - edged back onto third place at the line
Adam McNamara
Craig Lidster
Set the tempo up front until 4f out - pushed along with 3f remaining - held steady effort through the closing stages to finish 4th
David England
B F Brookhouse
Held up towards the back - improved into contention 2f out - stayed on without reaching leading pair
David Mullins
Heather Main
Settled in the pack - nudged into contention approaching final two furlongs - stayed on inside the closing stages but couldn't reach the front rank
Adrian Nicholls
Bryan Smart
Pushed to stay involved early - up with front group soon after - took over three furlongs out - overtaken two furlongs out and unable to find more in the closing stages - eventually finished seventh
Jimmy McCarthy
Jamie Osborne
Sluggish start - held towards rear - nudged closer inside final two furlongs but always held off the pace - finished eighth
Jason Edmunds
Jessica Macey
Held up in rear - pressed for effort 3f out - edged closer late but never involved
B J Cooper
Craig Lidster
Handy early - hit the front with 4f left before giving it up approaching 3f out - dropped away inside the final furlong
Bridget Andrews
B F Brookhouse
Held up towards rear - moved left approaching 2f out - unable to close - well held at the finish
Brian Harding
Tim Easterby
Settled around midfield - pressed for effort with 3f left - unable to threaten leading pair - finished well held in 12th
Gerald Mosse
Brian Ellison
Settled in the pack early - urged forward with 4f left - dropped away 3f out - eventually well held
Richard Johnson
Alice Haynes
Hampered at the break - settled midfield before dropping back 3f out - trailing home 2f out
Jim Culloty
Dominic Ffrench Davis
Drifted left at the off - tracked the front group before dropping away 4f out - trailed home badly in the closing stages
Neil Pollard
Scott Dixon
Bumped at the break - held up towards the back - never a factor - well held in 16th
Non-runners: Serious Look (vet's certificate), Visibility (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.