16:45
Newmarket Pony Academy Pride Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3)
Group 3, Class 1, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, F & M, 15 runners
Winning time 2m 5.27s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
Held mid-group towards outside - made ground into contention passing the 3f marker - driven up to challenge the front-runner 2f from home - hit the front with a furlong left - challenged twice more in the closing stages - held on for victory in a tight finish
Richard Kingscote
Roger Varian
Settled at the back - made ground with urgency from 3f out - closed right up on the front runner inside the final furlong - went down by a length at the line
Tom Marquand
Henry De Bromhead
Set the pace early - roused when challenged approaching 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong - kept battling but couldn't quite reach the front two
Joe Fanning
Charlie Johnston
Settled in the pack early - improved steadily into contention passing the 3f marker - asked for effort with 2f left - stayed on gamely under urging but lacked the speed to get involved in the finish
Ryan Moore
Ralph Beckett
Held up at back of field - made progress between rivals 3f out - boxed in 2f out and put to work - shifted right approaching final furlong - stayed on well without getting to front-runners - finished fifth beaten 3½ lengths
Oisin Murphy
Roger Varian
Settled close to the front - dropped back and needed urging over 3f out - finished with renewed effort from inside the final furlong but lacked the speed to get involved late
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Settled just behind the pace early - moved through smoothly wide over 2f out and closed on the front-runner - driven approaching the final furlong but had nothing more late - dropped away to finish seventh
David Egan
Thomas Gibney
Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with over 3f left then quickly lost touch - kept going steadily to finish eighth
Darragh Keenan
Rae Guest
Tracked the front group early - urged forward with 4f left before dropping back 2f out - kept going at an even effort to the line
Trevor Whelan
Henry Candy
Handy early - pushed forward with 3f left - faded into the final furlong to finish well held
Kieran Shoemark
John & Thady Gosden
Settled towards the back early - edged into contention 3f out but boxed in - driven approaching 2f out - lost touch inside the final furlong - well beaten at the line
James Doyle
Ralph Beckett
Held up at back - pushed on when losing touch with rivals over 4f out - unable to close the gap - eventually finished 12th
Tom Queally
Gary & Josh Moore
Missed the break - settled in the main pack - made ground between rivals over 4f out - urged forward over 3f out before dropping away - faded to finish 13th
Jamie Spencer
John & Thady Gosden
Settled among the front group early - nudged closer 3f out then driven 2f out - dropped away final furlong to finish well beaten
Jim Crowley
William Haggas
Settled midfield - driven up when losing touch with the pace over 4f out - dropped away and finished well adrift
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.