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Join Southwell Golf Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)
Class 5, 1m7f182y, NH Flat, 4-6yo, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 56.68s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Held up towards rear early - improved into contention 4f out - moved into second inside final 2f before hitting front - driven out to assert close home
Alex Chadwick (5)
James Owen
Pulled hard up with the front group wide early - moved to 2nd over 2f out before drifting left over 1f out - continued to drift left under pressure inside the final furlong - kept on at one speed to finish 2nd
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Set the pace early - opened up a 3-length advantage 2f out - margin shortened inside the final furlong before being overtaken - couldn't find more and settled for 3rd
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Sat behind pace on inner - lost touch under pressure with 2f left - rallied late but narrowly denied 3rd
Jack Hogan (3)
Gary Hanmer
Tracked the front-runner - driven with over 4f out and dropped from second place approaching 2f out - faded from there to finish fifth
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Struggling throughout and consistently at the rear - beaten 16¾ lengths in 6th
Jack Quinlan
Ben Case
Sat handy on the inner - urged forward and dropped away 6f out - well beaten and adrift in the final stages
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.