17:05
Ultimate Provence Handicap
Class 4, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 46.82s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Tom Marquand
Michael Appleby
Tracked along the rail in second - hit the front with 5f remaining and stayed there - pushed out and pulled away inside the last furlong - kept finding more to score
Rossa Ryan
Ed Dunlop
Settled towards rear of the field down the middle - improved widest of all approaching 2f out - moved into second spot with 2f left - stayed on at one gait through the closing stages - unable to reel in winner and finished second
Ray Dawson
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Held a spot through the middle of the field - hit the front early and stayed there until 5f out - settled just behind the pace - urged forward with 2f left - finished strongly in the closing stages - nabbed 3rd on the line but never troubling the winner
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer
Settled up with the pace in mid-group - improved wide of rivals over 2f out - kept battling from inside the final furlong - edged out of 3rd close home to finish 4th
Oisin Murphy
Ed Walker
Held up early - tracked front trio down near rail - pressed for effort over 2f out then dropped away
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Settled among a trio near the rail early - sat behind the pace into halfway - pressed for the front from 5f out but pushed along and headed 2f out - dropped away rapidly to finish sixth
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Settled towards the back through the middle stages - lacked the pace to get involved - well beaten in 7th
William Buick
Charles Hills
Settled in mid-pack - close to pace early then asked for effort before 2f out - dropped away under pressure late to finish eighth
Non-runners: Classic Encounter (unsuitable ground), Drink Dry (self certificate), Hieronymus (unsuitable ground), Island Bandit (unsuitable ground), Repertoire (unsuitable ground), Where's Freddy (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.