15:50
Virgin Bet Handicap
Class 5, 1m7f196y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 49.95s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sean D Bowen (3)
Kevin Frost
Slow to break - settled towards the back - made progress from 3f out - travelling strongly behind the front group 2f out - angled right and pushed through to hit the front close home
Luke Morris
Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Settled early without much enthusiasm - tracking the front group - given encouragement approaching halfway - lost ground on the pace 4f out - pushed for effort 3f out - found another gear and closed 2f out - edged in front inside the final furlong - held on gamely but overtaken close home
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Handy on the rail early - given encouragement and travelling well 3f out - sent to the front over 2f out - challenged for advantage inside final 2f and put under pressure before being overtaken - responded gamely close home - finished strongly for third
Rhys Elliott (7)
Tracy Waggott
Settled midpack early - pushed for effort 3f out - poised to strike inside final 2f - unable to find more late and beaten into 4th
Dougie Costello
Steph Hollinshead
Settled midfield early - pushed along 4f out - slipped towards the back 2f out - lost touch inside final furlong - finished a well beaten fifth
J F Egan
John Berry
Settled with the pack early - urged forward approaching 3f out - unable to respond and dropped away soon after
Andrew Mullen
Hugo Palmer
Held up at the back - never a factor - well held in 7th
Jason Hart
Hugo Palmer
Set the pace early - matched by a rival three furlongs out - pushed along and overtaken approaching two out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish well held
Ben Robinson
Kevin Frost
Tracked the pace early - urged on 4f out and pushed harder 3f out - dropped away rapidly from 2f out to finish well held
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Fractious in stalls - reared and dislodged jockey before the race began
Non-runners: C'Mon Kenny (unsuitable ground), Dereham (unsuitable ground), Zikany (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.