14:34
PMS Oxford Handicap
Class 3, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-88, 11 runners
Winning time 2m 22.55s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
David Probert
Alan King
Settled towards the back of the pack - began to close from three furlongs out - hit the front with two to go under pressure - drifted a touch right into the last furlong - had to fight off a rival's late effort - stayed on well - pulled clear close home to score
Tom Marquand
Ed Walker
Handy early - shadowed the front group before pressed for effort 2f out - edged left by winner turning into the straight while finding late gears - stayed on to the line but couldn't quicken further - held for second
Alec Voikhansky (3)
Richard Hannon
Settled mid-pack early - moved up on the leading group from 3f out - pressed for effort inside final 2f and edged into third with a furlong left - stayed on but couldn't reach the top two close home
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Set the pace early - pressed and overtaken inside final 2f then lost touch with leading duo 1f out - dropped to fourth close home
Silvestre De Sousa
Roger Varian
Tracked leading group - pressed for effort 2f out and lost placing final furlong - lost more ground to finish fifth
Neil Callan
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Settled in the pack early - moved onto the front group from 3f out and edged closer entering the last furlong - lost momentum near the line to finish sixth
David Egan
John Butler
Stood up and drifted off a straight line at the break - settled towards the back - pushed along to reach the pack around 2f out before fading into the final furlong
No. 2, stall 13
4yo, 10-0, OR 88
J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Settled in the pack - nudged into a push 3f out then found little under pressure 2f out - faded through the finish
Robert Havlin
Ed Dunlop
Handy in the early stages - lost ground from 3f out - dropped away inside the final furlongs to finish well beaten
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Settled in the pack early - lost touch with the pace from 3f out - well held at the finish
Jim Crowley
Roger Teal
Held up at the back from the off - unable to challenge - well held throughout - finished 11th
Non-runners: Giselles Defence (vet's certificate), Thundering (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.