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Dusseldorf's Henkel 167th German Oaks Handicap
Class 3, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-90, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 43.35s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Oisin Orr
William Haggas
Handy in the pack early - roused to edge in front approaching 2f out - kept driving inside final furlong and asserted with 110 yards left - battled on well to hold the late chase
Harry Davies
David Menuisier
Slow to stride - settled at the back - made progress from 2f out - angled left and driven over 1f out - into 3rd inside the final furlong and staying on strongly - moved up to challenge in the final strides - just denied
David Probert
Karen Jewell
Held up towards the back - improved into contention approaching the last 2f while shifting left - driven out inside the final furlong to take 3rd - kept on but couldn't reach the leading two
Neil Callan
Richard Spencer
Front - set the pace - pressed hard and lost the advantage 2f out - fought back gamely - drifted right inside the final furlong and found little in the closing stages - finished 4th
Robert Havlin
Philip Kirby
Sat behind pace - urged forward with over 2f left - faded from 1f out to finish fifth
Hector Crouch
Ed Dunlop
Settled in the pack - made ground into third with 2f left before being driven approaching the furlong pole - lost momentum inside the final 100 yards to finish 6th
David Egan
Michael Bell
Under pressure and lost ground inside final 2f - dropped away to finish 7th
Richard Kingscote
James Horton
Up with the front group - niggled at 2f out - dropped away over 1f out and faded to finish eighth
Rob Hornby
Stuart Williams
Up with the pace - ridden and dropped away over 2f out - faded into 9th
Non-runners: Mythical Guest (unsuitable ground)
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.