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Bird Hotels' Ghostly Gallop Handicap
Class 5, 1m2f37y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 12 runners
Winning time 2m 16.16s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Trevor Whelan
Harry Charlton
Set the pace throughout - driven approaching final furlong - drew away easily to score
George Downing
David Evans
Tracked the pace group - improved with urging inside final 2f - moved into second a furlong out - closed on the front-runner late but denied
Richard Kingscote
Owen Burrows
Handy in touch early - nudged for effort with 2f left - dropped to third with a furlong to run - finished strongly but couldn't chase down the front pair
George Bass (3)
Denis Coakley
Pulled hard in the main body of the field - made ground with urging from 2f out and kept on - lacked the speed to threaten the front rank finishing 4th
David Probert
Stuart Kittow
Held mid-pack - driven from over 2f out and kept battling at a steady rate - couldn't quicken final furlong finishing fifth
Aidan Keeley
Bernard Llewellyn
Sluggish start - improved into mid-pack before dropping away under pressure a furlong out - kept going for sixth
Charles Bishop
Paul & Oliver Cole
Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort and faltered inside final 2f - dropped away with nothing left to give - finished well beaten in 7th
Georgia Dobie
Simon Dow
Held up at the back - urged forward approaching final 3f - dropped away from the front rank soon after - well held at the finish
Kieran O'Neill
Hugo Palmer
Held up towards the back early - pushed for effort and lost touch 3f out - dropped away with no impression made
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
Held midfield early - driven approaching 3f out - lost touch inside final 2f and faded well held
Jack Doughty (5)
Tony Carroll
Held up at the back - urged forward with over 3f left - lost touch inside final 2f and unable to challenge
Joe Leavy (3)
James Evans
Settled just behind the pace - nudged for effort 4f out then asked for more when dropping away 3f out - faded quietly to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Bella Veneta (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.