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David Dalton 50-Years Service Happy Retirement Handicap
Class 4, 2m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 33.11s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Gina Mangan
John Berry
Settled at the tail early - moving smoothly on the rail from the home turn - hit the front 3f out - opened up a big advantage - untroubled inside the final 2f - allowed to coast home unopposed
Owen Lewis (7)
Raphael E Freire
Involved in early pace battle - hit front after 2f and pushed on hard to open a three length advantage before halfway - margin shrank approaching 4f out - overtaken 3f out - unable to match winner's move - stayed on to finish second
Oisin Orr
Lucinda Russell
Settled at the rear early - plenty to find rounding the home bend - gradual progress from 3f out and moved into third inside 2f out - plugged on through the final furlong but never threatened the two ahead
Tom Kiely-Marshall (7)
Tim Easterby
Settled in the pack early - pulling hard - went wide rounding the home bend and lost touch - rallied to close on the front group 3f out - drifted right under pressure from 2f out - lost momentum in the final furlong to finish fourth
Rowan Scott
Roger Fell & Sean Murray
Held up towards the back - urged forward at halfway - dropped away from 3f out and faded through the finish
Kevin Stott
Liam Bailey
Handy in the early stages - faded from 4f out and dropped away rapidly with 2f left - had nothing left in the final furlong
Sam James
K R Burke
Contested the front early - settled in second before fading when asked for effort with 4f left - dropped away rapidly from 3f out - well beaten and allowed to drop away approaching the last furlong - finished well adrift in 7th
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.