16:45
Nordoff & Robbins Jeff Beck Memorial Handicap
Class 4, 1m1f209y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-85, 12 runners
Winning time 2m 12.02s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Set the pace from the start - nudged for effort with 3f left - kept fighting off rivals inside the final 2f - driven clear late to score with determination
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Sat behind the front group early - moved through to challenge approaching the final 2f and closed on the front-runner inside the last furlong - driven but couldn't reel in the winner close home
Oisin Murphy
James Ferguson
Settled towards the back - urged into contention 2f out - angled right for a run over 1f out - grabbed 3rd late on - closest at the line
Tommie Jakes (5)
Brian Meehan
Held up behind the front group early - eased back into midfield after three furlongs - pressed for effort with two to run and edging off a true line - up into fourth a furlong out - kept going but no extra late
Pat Cosgrave
Jim Boyle
Slow to break - settled midfield - dropped back and urged forward 3f out - drifted right approaching final furlong - kept on late but always held - finished 5th
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
Held up in the pack - driven over 3f out without making ground - short of space past the 2f marker - stayed on into 6th without landing a blow
Silvestre De Sousa
Jack Channon
Held a midfield spot early - moved into second by the 3f marker - urged forward approaching 3f out then dropped back with 2f left - faded in the final furlong
Pat Dobbs
Richard Hannon
Held up at the back - urged forward over 2f out - found nothing under pressure - well held in 8th
Billy Loughnane
Dylan Cunha
Held up towards the back - urged forward with 3f left - no real impact - finished ninth
Tom Marquand
Ed Walker
Tracked leaders on rail - urged forward 3f out - dropped away over 1f out - finished tenth
Rossa Ryan
Marco Botti
Handy in the early running - eased back to midfield - asked for effort with over two furlongs left before fading approaching the final furlong
No. 9, stall 2
3yo, 9-3, OR 79
J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Sat close to front group early - urged forward with 3f left - weakened steadily to finish 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.