16:25
Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap
Class 4, 1m113y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-80, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 45.53s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
Settled towards the back - worked through on the inner to join the front group 3f out - forged to the front inside the final 2f and drew away - kept on with purpose to win
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
settled midpack early - made ground into contention 3f out - up into second spot inside final furlong - kept on at one gauge to finish clear second
David Egan
Marco Botti
Settled at the back of the field - made ground wide with a left-ward drift approaching 2f out - pushed along a furlong out - moved into third inside the last - kept on to the line without troubling the winner
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Held up towards back - moved through and drifted left inside final furlong - kept on strongly to finish fourth - narrowly failed to grab third
Paddy Bradley
Simon Dow
Settled just off the pace on the inner - moved up into second passing the 3f marker - driven forward but slipped back out of the frame over 2f out - drifted left near the final furlong and dropped away to finish 5th
Hollie Doyle
Denis Coakley
Took strong hold early then settled towards back of field - found space and made progress inside final furlong - lacked the speed to challenge - finished sixth
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Settled towards back early - improved into contention behind the front group 3f out - drifted left approaching 2f out and pushed along - dropped away rapidly inside the final furlong to finish seventh
Ray Dawson
Dylan Cunha
Sat handy on the outer - urged forward with over 2f left - lost ground under pressure inside the final two furlongs
J F Egan
Dominic Ffrench Davis
Settled near the back - moved into contention on the inner approaching 2f out - pressed for effort then dropped away inside the final furlongs - finished 9th
Finley Marsh
Jim Boyle
Set the pace early - handed control briefly close up before going back in front approaching 3f out - driven up and lost command soon after - stayed in touch with front group - pressed for effort inside final 2f - dropped away rapidly a furlong out to finish tenth
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Wide route through the pack - urged forward on the descent but lost place - soon dropped away - finished 11th
David Probert
Jim Boyle
Held up eagerly on inner just off the pace - hit front 6f out - drifted markedly right and lost command entering final 3f - finished well beaten near the rail
Hector Crouch
Michael Bell
Sat close to the pace early - hit front 3f out - urged into effort with 2f left - overtaken approaching final 2f - driven and dropped to third with a furlong to go - gave way rapidly and finished well beaten
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.