15:50
Dave Watson Memorial Classified Stakes (Div 2)
Class 6, 7f6y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-50, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 26.09s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Dale Swift
Seb Spencer
Held a handy spot on the rail early - pushed along with 2f left - moved through to hit the front inside the last furlong - kept going well to assert
Tom Eaves
David Thompson
Held handy position wide - pushed along with 2f remaining - finished strongly to move into second inside the final furlong
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby
Settled handy on the rail - shifted left under pressure with a furlong left - finished strongly through the closing stages to take third
Billy Garritty
Liam Bailey
Front early - driven with two furlongs to run - overtaken close home and stayed on at an even effort to finish fourth beaten 5 lengths
Zak Wheatley (3)
Ann Duffield
Held a middle position early - pushed along over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong without threatening
Raul Da Silva
Ray Craggs
Held up towards back - pushed along and made progress wide over 1f out - kept on without further gain
Ben Sanderson (3)
Simon Whitaker
Settled with the pack - pushed along and gained ground over 2f out - flattened out and lost place inside final furlong - finished seventh
Harry Russell
Ollie Pears
Held in the pack early - urged forward with over 2f left - kept going at an unchanged rate inside the final furlong - finished 8th
Mark Winn
Ron Barr
Held up towards the back of the pack - driven approaching 2f out but found nothing - dropped away and finished well held
Alex Jary (5)
Antony Brittain
Settled towards the back early - pushed along with two furlongs left but couldn't quicken - plugged on without threatening the front and beaten well into 10th
Non-runners: Notion In Motion (withdrawn; got loose beforehand)
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.