NXT Recruitment Handicap (Div 2)

1st

Poet's Dawn (GB) ^p

No. 4, stall 5

9yo, 9-13, OR 67

J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby

9 9-13 67

Duran Fentiman

Tim Easterby

2:02.56 £4,187

Set the pace from the start - nudged for effort with two furlongs left before edging well ahead - won comfortably

2nd

Bushfire (GB)

No. 6, stall 1

5yo, 9-3, OR 64

J: Rhys Elliott (7) · T: Gemma Tutty

5 9-3 64

Rhys Elliott (7)

Gemma Tutty

2¾ £1,965

Held a midfield position - urged forward with just over a furlong left and finished strongly - couldn't get past the winner and settled for second

3rd

Beale Street (GB)

No. 7, stall 9

3yo, 9-8, OR 69

J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Bryan Smart

3 9-8 69

Paul Mulrennan

Bryan Smart

1¾ £982

Sat close to the pace - found room to advance over 2f out and kept going - flattened out inside final furlong to finish third

4th

Distinction (IRE) ^v

No. 2, stall 4

6yo, 10-2, OR 70

J: Callum Rodriguez · T: John Mackie

6 10-2 70

Callum Rodriguez

John Mackie

7 £491

Held up towards back - improved with driving 2f out - kept on at one speed - finished fourth

5th

Solara (GB) ^h

No. 8, stall 6

3yo, 9-4, OR 65

J: Jason Hart · T: Hugo Palmer

3 9-4 65

Jason Hart

Hugo Palmer

¾ £245

Tracked front group early - dropped away when pressed for effort 2f out - unable to find more in the closing stages - finished 5th beaten 12 1/4 lengths

6th

She's Got Bottle (GB)

No. 3, stall 7

5yo, 10-1, OR 69

J: Tom Eaves · T: Lizzie Quinlan

5 10-1 69

Tom Eaves

Lizzie Quinlan

1

Handy early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong to finish sixth

7th

Molinari (IRE)

No. 5, stall 8

7yo, 9-12, OR 66

J: David Nolan · T: Martin Todhunter

7 9-12 66

David Nolan

Martin Todhunter

4

Settled in the pack - pushed along and edged forward wide of rivals over 2f out - soon lost momentum - held on for 7th

8th

Dingwall (GB) ^h

No. 9, stall 2

3yo, 9-1, OR 62

J: Andrew Mullen · T: Iain Jardine

3 9-1 62

Andrew Mullen

Iain Jardine

7

Settled in rear - pushed forward from 3f out but dropped away over 2f out - never threatened and finished well beaten

9th

Detective (GB) ^b

No. 1, stall 3

8yo, 10-3, OR 67

J: Connor Murtagh · T: Dianne Sayer

8 10-3 67

Connor Murtagh

Dianne Sayer

19

Settled at the back - dropped to last place around 4f out - pushed for a response 3f out but soon well adrift - allowed to come home in own time