15:20
Inkerman London Handicap
Class 5, 6f17y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-68, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 21.74s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Cam Hardie
Mark Loughnane
Settled midpack early - travelling nicely behind the front group with 2f left - asked for effort and squeezed for space - burst through in the final furlong to hit the front - stayed on strongly to score
Mark Winn
Paul Midgley
Tracked pacesetter from wide - pressed for effort and lost momentum inside final furlong - found renewed energy but drifted into opponent nearing the line - unable to match winner's stride yet held on for second
Oisin Orr
Richard Fahey
Held up towards the back - under pressure with three furlongs left - finished fast in the closing stages to just miss out on the front pair
Sean D Bowen (3)
James Owen
Settled at the back of the field - urged into effort with 4f remaining - finished off fast without quite closing the gap
David Allan
Adrian Nicholls
Set the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f to run and lost command - fought back into contention inside the final furlong - edged behind again close home - stayed on to finish fifth
Dougie Costello
Christopher Kellett
Bumped and hesitant to begin - settled last - made progress into contention a furlong out - driven in pursuit but couldn't find more late and finished sixth
Jason Hart
Roger Fell & Sean Murray
Tracked pace in early stages - moved to front strongly 2f out then pressed for effort - knocked back into second and bumped inside final furlong - unable to find more finishing seventh
Aidan Keeley
Mark Loughnane
Lurched right at the off - settled towards the back - found little three out and stayed on late to finish 8th
Lewis Edmunds
Jessica Macey
Scratchy and drifting off-line at the outset - settled towards the back and stayed there - no real impression made - finished ninth beaten 6½ lengths
Dylan Hogan
Patrick Morris
Held up in midfield tracking rail - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away nearing the last furlong - finished 10th
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Tracked pace-setter tight to the rail - urged forward and left behind two out - held no more inside final furlong - eventually well held in 11th
Non-runners: Ghathanfar (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.