18:00
Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap (Div 1)
Class 5, 1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-68, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 39.20s
- Going
- Standard To Slow
- Surface
- AW
Result
Jack Doughty (3)
Tony Carroll
Marginal advantage at the off - displaced after 1f and eased back to sit third - niggled along 2f out then momentarily lost ground a furlong from home - battled back up the final furlong and gained the front close home - every ounce needed to secure victory
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Settled handy on the wide side early - improved to challenge 4f out - locked in battle 2f out - hit front inside final furlong but caught close home
Darragh Keenan
Ed de Giles
Held a forward spot early - hit the front after a furlong - roused when rivals closed 2f out and gave way soon after - dropped back in the closing stages to finish third
Dylan Hogan
Andi Brown
Held up at the back - improved from 2f out and pushed along a furlong later - stayed on to take fourth close home
Luke Morris
S Woods
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention over 2f out and closed on the front group - held off inside the final furlong to finish fifth
Marco Ghiani
T J Kent
Slow to break - settled towards the back - made smooth progress from 4f out - closed on the front group along the far rail with 2f left - lost momentum inside the final furlong and edged for room as effort ran out
David Egan
Darryll Holland
Handy early - driven up 3f out then lost ground 2f out - found a bit late but held 7th beaten 3½ lengths
Billy Loughnane
Mark Loughnane
settled in the pack - closed on the front group with 2f left - pressed for effort a furlong out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish eighth
William Carver
Simon Hodgson
Held a spot in the pack though wide of rivals - lost touch with the pace two out - dropped away rapidly in the closing furlong to finish ninth
David Probert
Michael Blake
Held up towards the back - lost touch soon after turning in and no impression from over 2f out - finished well held in 10th
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.