16:00
Motivator 20th Derby Anniversary Handicap
Class 4, 6f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-82, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 11.13s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Kieran Shoemark
Edward Smyth-Osbourne
Held a spot in mid-group early - stayed handy through the race - urged forward with two furlongs left - asked to go after the front with a furlong to go - hit the front inside the last and kept finding more to win
Nicola Currie
Ollie Sangster
Settled towards the back early - made progress up the outer inside the final two furlongs - pushed along and stayed on through the last furlong - grabbed second close to the line but lacked the speed to land it
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
Settled in the middle of the field early - tracked the pace-setter - urged forward with over 2f left - hit the front inside the last two furlongs - overtaken approaching the final furlong and unable to find more late
Billy Loughnane
Michael Appleby
Settled midpack - improved wide on the far flank inside final 2f - driven and stayed on late - nabbed 4th right at the line but couldn't land a blow on the front-runners
Jack Mitchell
Roger Teal
Set the pace of the near-flank bunch and ran second in the field early - pushed along and gave up that spot inside the final two furlongs - unable to find more late and edged out of fourth right at the line
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
Towards the back on the near flank - made ground through the middle of the field in the closing 2f - pushed along from 1f out - plugged on but lacked the speed to threaten at the front - 6th
Jason Watson
Charles Hills
Drifted markedly right and interfered with another runner at the off - settled towards the rear - unable to land a blow - finished seventh beaten just under five lengths
Dougie Costello
Charlie Appleby
Checked at the break - pulled hard towards the back of the field - out of contention throughout and finished 8th
Pat Dobbs
Richard Hannon
Settled through the middle of the field - hit the front then pressed and overtaken with 2f left - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish ninth
Hector Crouch
Ed Walker
Settled with the pack early - tracked the front markers - driven for effort inside final 2f but faded - finished 10th
Faye McManoman
Nigel Tinkler
Settled just behind the pace on the near rail - urged forward with two furlongs left - driven but faded inside the final furlong - finished 11th
Trevor Whelan
Harry Charlton
Settled towards the back in the middle of the field - never troubled the front and finished 12th
Robert Havlin
Amanda Perrett
Settled towards the back through the middle stages - never in contention - finished well held in 13th
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Settled through the pack on the middle of the track - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away and held on for 14th
Hollie Doyle
Gary & Josh Moore
Positioned wide - hesitant break and seriously baulked at the off - never a factor - finished well beaten in 15th
Cieren Fallon
Heather Main
Shifted course early - settled midpack on the near flank - already fading before being knocked about with 2f left - held on well beaten in 16th
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.