14:40
William Hill Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
Class 2, 1m5f188y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-105, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 9.78s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Aidan Keeley
Edward Bethell
Set the pace from the off - drifted towards the middle as the straight opened up - edged right near the last furlong - broke away inside the final furlong and kept finding more - crossed the line untroubled for a comfortable win
Andrew Mullen
Tim Easterby
Settled behind leader on inner early - dropped to third inside final furlong before rallying back to second late - unable to get near winner
Daniel Tudhope
David Menuisier
Held up early towards back - made strong progress from wide 3f out - moved into second inside final 2f - checked a fraction and eased left approaching last furlong - unable to challenge winner and edged out of the frame late
Callum Rodriguez
William Haggas
Settled at the back early - made progress wide of the field with 2f remaining - pushed along but unable to close the gap in 4th through the last furlong
P J McDonald
Andrew Balding
Sat just behind the front group on the rail - urged forward 3f out - lost touch under pressure 2f out and faded to finish fifth
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Hit front early - eased back to third soon after - urged forward with 3f left before fading in the final two furlongs to finish 6th
Hollie Doyle
Hughie Morrison
Settled in 5th early - driven from mid-pack over 3f out but lost touch with leading group - never in contention thereafter - finished 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.