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Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap
Class 5, 7f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-75, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 25.22s
- Going
- Standard To Slow
- Surface
- AW
Result
Paddy Bradley
Simon Dow
Tracked the front-runner - urged forward approaching 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong drifting left - held on gamely to score
Billy Loughnane
Michael Appleby
Tracked the pace wide out - pushed along with a furlong left - stayed on strongly to the line - nabbed second in the closing strides - denied by a whisker
Jason Watson
James Tate
Hesitant start - held up towards the back fighting the bridle - made ground on the inner approaching the final furlong - finished fast to loom up into second inside the last 110 yards - edged out again close home for third
David Probert
Andrew Balding
Settled with enthusiasm midfield - shifted wide and made progress a furlong out - stayed on inside the final furlong but lacked the speed to get there
Marco Ghiani
Marco Botti
Settled off the back - improved into contention inside final 2f - stayed on between rivals but lacked the speed to get closer
Darragh Keenan
Simon Dow
Settled towards the back early - found room and made progress inside the final furlong though denied a clean passage - stayed on without the speed to get involved finishing sixth beaten under two lengths
Trevor Whelan
Michael Wigham
Set the pace early - pressed and overtaken approaching final furlong - dropped away close to the line finishing 7th
Callum Shepherd
Joseph Parr
Sat close to pace on the rail - pressed for effort with a furlong left - lost ground near the line - finished 8th
Kaiya Fraser (3)
John Butler
Held up in rear - pushed along wide of the field before dropping away - well held at the finish
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.