17:05
Victoria Racing Club Classified Stakes (Str)
Class 3, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-90, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 44.26s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Handy in the pack early - closed on the front-runner and looked strongest with a furlong and a half left - asked for effort to hit the front - stayed on nicely to score with ease
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Sat behind the front group - asked for effort over 2f out then lost touch a furlong later - found more inside the final furlong and rallied to snatch second close home
Sean Levey
Brian Meehan
Set the early gallop out front - pushed along and lost top spot approaching final furlong - kept going at an even tempo to finish third beaten two lengths
Tom Eaves
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left holding a real prospect approaching the furlong pole - continued at an unchanged tempo to the line finishing 4th beaten 2 lengths
Hollie Doyle
Marco Botti
Fought for control early - well positioned behind leaders - urged forward with 2f left - stayed on at one gear through the final furlong to finish 5th
Jason Watson
Darryll Holland
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward approaching 2f out - drifted left inside the closing furlong - unable to threaten the leaders and finished sixth
Jimmy Quinn
Jane Chapple-Hyam
Prominent early - dropped away approaching 2f out - made no headway with a furlong left - found a bit late inside the closing furlong but lacked the speed to get involved - finished well held
William Carver (3)
Jamie Osborne
Settled at the back early - made no real impression through the race - finished well off the pace in 8th
No. 1, stall 5
10yo, 9-2, OR 89
J: Mia Nicholls (5) · T: Eve Johnson Houghton
Mia Nicholls (5)
Eve Johnson Houghton
Slow to break - held up at back of the field throughout - eventually beaten 12 lengths in 9th
Kieran Shoemark
William Stone
Sluggish start - settled in the pack - urged for effort over 2f out - couldn't find more and dropped away inside the final furlong
Rhys Clutterbuck
Daniel Steele
Settled at the back early - pressed for effort with 3f left - began to weaken and slip away 2f out - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Gushing Gold (vet's certificate)
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.