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Cologne's 63rd Preis Von Europa Handicap
Class 5, 1m1f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 54.58s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
J F Egan
Mark Gillard
Held up in the pack - moved through towards the middle 2f out - closed hard on the front-runner from 1f out - hit the front inside the last 110 yards and stayed on to win
Jason Watson
Adam West
Went straight to front and dictated pace - opened up a three-length advantage - edge narrowed approaching final furlong before giving way close home - battled on but unable to resist winner
Gina Mangan
Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Sat close to pace early - moved onto heels of front group 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out and stayed on strongly late - claimed third spot close home
George Wood
Dr Jon Scargill
Handy early - pressed the front two with 2f left - pushed along inside final furlong then edged out of third close home
Marco Ghiani
Roger Teal
Settled just behind the pace - pushed along with 2f left then dropped back inside the final furlong - faded out of contention approaching the line
Jack Mitchell
Kevin Frost
Settled in the pack early - improved into a forward position by halfway and stayed on the heels of the front-runners into the closing stages - lost ground in the final furlong to finish sixth
Edward Greatrex
William Stone
Held mid-pack early - asked for effort 3f out - lost footing inside final 2f and unable to regain momentum - stayed on same speed to finish - 7th
Aidan Keeley
T J Kent
Settled in the pack early - dropped back at halfway before finding renewed effort to pass fading runners inside the final 2f - stayed on to finish eighth
Richard Kingscote
David Evans
Held up at the back early - stayed on into the pace approaching 3f out but squeezed for space - stayed on late without threatening the leaders - finished ninth
Charles Bishop
George Baker
Slow into stride - held up towards the back - shaped to improve from 2f out - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish well held
David Egan
John Butler
Held up at the back - failed to land a blow - finished well held in 11th
Pierre-Louis Jamin
Harry Eustace
Held up towards the back - lost touch with the front group 3f out - dropped away in the closing stages
Tom Queally
Gary & Josh Moore
Handy early - urged to go 3f out and driven with two to run - lost touch and faded final furlong to finish 13th
Liam Keniry
Dean Ivory
Held mid-pack early - driven approaching 3f out - lost touch inside final furlong - dropped away steadily to finish well behind in 14th
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.