17:20
Abacus Securities Farewell To Franny Norton Handicap
Class 4, 1m2f70y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, 11 runners
Winning time 2m 19.03s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Franny Norton
Charlie Johnston
Settled early with plenty in hand - up with the pace - eased into command 3f from home - pushed out to open a gap inside the last two furlongs - kept finding more to the line for an easy win
Sean D Bowen (3)
Hugo Palmer
Settled just behind the front - pressed for effort and in pursuit of the leader with 2f left - unable to match the winner's turn of foot and held on steadily to the line
Ray Dawson
James Ferguson
Settled in the pack early - pushed along 3f out - lost ground 2f out - rallied to take third inside the final furlong
Joey Haynes
Gemma Tutty
Settled in the pack early - pushed forward to challenge the front pair 2f out under pressure - couldn't quicken into the last furlong and eased back to finish 4th
Jack Garritty
Mark Walford
Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along with 2f left and edged closer approaching the last furlong - unable to threaten the front and faded to finish fifth
J F Egan
Ian Williams
Held up at back of field - pressed for effort with 4f left - well adrift approaching final 2f - eventually finished sixth well beaten
Cam Hardie
Mark Loughnane
Pulled hard early - settled at the back - pressed on approaching final 2f - some progress inside final furlong but unable to close - finished well beaten in 7th
Connor Planas (3)
David Loughnane
Went straight to front - pushed along and lost the advantage 3f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish eighth
Rob Hornby
Andrew Balding
Tardy leaving the stalls - made up ground to race in the middle of the pack - pushed along 2f out before the effort collapsed in the final furlong to finish well beaten 9th
Sean Kirrane
Darryll Holland
Settled in the middle of the field - niggled at 4f out - made no inroads in the final furlong
Kieran Shoemark
Hugo Palmer
Settled in the pack - pushed along with 3f left but unable to close - dropped away late to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Georgie Wooster (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.