17:17
Virgin Bet Handicap
Class 4, 5f1y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-78, 12 runners
Winning time 59.67s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Connor Beasley
David & Nicola Barron
Settled off the pace early - pushed along with two furlongs left - closed strongly through rivals in the final furlong - got up right on the line to prevail
Mohammed Tabti (5)
Iain Jardine
Held up mid-pack - boxed in with a furlong to run - pushed along and finished strongly to hit the front near the line - caught in the last strides for second
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Held up close to pace early - boxed in with a furlong left - pushed along and battled on to close - grabbed 3rd on the line beaten a half length
Clifford Lee
Tristan Davidson
Tracked the front group early - pushed along to reach the front approaching final furlong and looked poised to win - flattened out late and slipped to 4th in the final strides
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Settled just off the front group - pushed along and closed to challenge for the advantage inside the final furlong - overtaken and weakened near the line to finish 5th beaten 2 lengths
Amie Waugh (3)
Jim Goldie
Settled towards the back - pushed along a furlong out and angled right - closed steadily to finish sixth beaten under three lengths
Oisin Murphy
Hugo Palmer
Held mid-pack early - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on late but never in contention - finished seventh
Zak Wheatley (3)
Declan Carroll
Held up in the pack - pushed along and made ground inside final furlong to loom dangerous - then quickly weakened
Shane Gray
Kevin Thomas Coleman
Away sharply then settled at the back - driven with 1f left - shaved off a little ground late to finish 9th
Callum Rodriguez
David & Nicola Barron
Shared front spot early - pressed for effort and lost command 2f out - dropped away entering final furlong - finished 10th
Rhys Elliott (5)
Jim Goldie
Sluggish start - settled towards back - made progress under two out - dropped away inside final furlong
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Shared the front spot early - pushed along and lost command inside the final furlong - dropped away quickly after - finished well beaten in 12th
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.