16:15
Stage Solutions Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)
Class 5, 2m190y, NH Flat, 4-5yo, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 7.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Set the pace early - lost front spot 10f from home and settled just behind - regained command inside final 2f - opened daylight in the last furlong - kept finding to score
Danny McMenamin
Brian Ellison
Handy in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - couldn't close on winner but stayed on to finish second
No. 2
4yo, 11-0, OR –
J: Nick Slatter (3) · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Nick Slatter (3)
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Settled at the back of the field - lost touch with the pace 3f out - angled right approaching the final furlong - finished well down the inner to be third
Billy Garritty
Micky Hammond
Settled in the pack early - fighting for control - moved through to hit the front 10f out and opened a big advantage - margin shrinking 3f out - overtaken 2f out - kept up the effort to the line finishing fourth
Joe Williamson (3)
Philip Kirby
Settled in the pack early - moved through 4f out then pushed along inside final 2f - flattened out late to finish fifth
William Maggs (5)
Andrew Crook
Settled midfield early - lost touch 3f out - dropped away steadily in closing stages - finished sixth
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Held up close to the pace - pressed for effort inside final 2f - lost ground close home - finished 7th
Conor O'Farrell
Jake Thomas Coulson
Held up at the back throughout - dropped away out of contention over the final 3f - finished eighth
Non-runners: Koukeo (self 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.