14:05
Carling King Richard III Cup Handicap
Class 2, 6f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 10.56s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Trevor Whelan
Harry Charlton
Held up towards the back early - driven into contention approaching 2f out - boxed in and moved right a furlong out - quickly made ground - hit the front close to home - won going away
Billy Garritty
Richard Fahey
Tracked leaders early - urged forward with 2f left and staying on with a shout of glory approaching final furlong - driven under the elbow - lacked the finishing speed of winner
Frederick Larson
Michael Appleby
Held up at the back - shaken up approaching the 2f marker - ran on strongly inside the final furlong to take 3rd on the line
Billy Loughnane
Sam England
Settled towards the back - urged forward with progress inside final 2f - stayed on same gait to finish 4th
Ryan Sexton
Julie Camacho
Up with the pace - front 2f out - pressed and lost the advantage inside the final furlong - faded to finish 5th
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr
Handy in the early running - urged forward and lost ground with a furlong left - beaten quickly after - finished sixth
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Settled in the pack early - driven up around halfway but denied space inside final furlong and unable to find headway - finished 7th beaten 4.5 lengths
David Probert
David O'Meara
Sat just behind the leading group - looking for room approaching 2f out but boxed in and hampered on the rails inside the final furlong - unable to threaten the placings and finished well held in 8th
Rob Hornby
Tim Easterby
Held handy spot early - nudged for effort inside final 2f - always short of a threat - eventually held in 9th
Jack Doughty (3)
John Gallagher
Midfield - ridden over 2f out - angled right 1f out - finishing on when severely impeded 110 yards out and unable to get back on terms
Oisin Murphy
Kevin Ryan
Went straight to front - driven approaching final 2f and overtaken - fading when squeezed against the rail 1f out - eventually well held in 11th
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.