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Stradivarius First Foals 2024 Handicap
Class 2, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 25.28s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Trevor Whelan
Marcus Tregoning
Settled midfield early - made progress into contention 3f out then went clear approaching final furlong drifting slightly right - kept finding through the closing stages to score
No. 7, stall 2
6yo, 9-3, OR 89
J: Benoit De La Sayette · T: Kevin Philippart De Foy
Benoit De La Sayette
Kevin Philippart De Foy
Went forward eagerly early - disputed pace before hitting front with 5f left - drifted to the left and lost command a furlong out - battled on gamely but couldn't reel in winner - held for second
Oisin Murphy
Roger Varian
Sat behind pace - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on into 3rd
George Wood
Richard Spencer
Went straight to the front - lost command with 5f remaining - pushed along inside the final 2f - drifted left approaching the last furlong and held on for fourth
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Sluggish start - moved into a handy spot racing apart from rivals then pressed for effort with 2f left - held on at one gait but flattened out inside the final furlong to finish 5th
Rob Hornby
Edward Smyth-Osbourne
Held a midfield spot early - moved through the field 3f out but faded from 2f out - eventually finished sixth
Fred Daly (7)
George Boughey
Urged from the off - up with the front group early - dropped away over 2f out and readily held over 1f out
Harry Davies
Simon & Ed Crisford
Settled towards the back - lost touch with the pace over 3f out - dropped away in the last 2f - finished 8th
Billy Loughnane
Jane Chapple-Hyam
Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 3f left - dropped away steadily inside final 2f - eventually finished a long way off the pace
Non-runners: Accidental Agent (unsuitable ground), Fifty Nifty (unsuitable ground), Mcmanaman (unsuitable ground), Yorkshire (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.