15:12
Annie Oxtoby Memorial Handicap
Class 5, 5f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-72, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 1.20s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harrison Shaw
Adrian Nicholls
Tracked pace-setter - pressed for advantage inside final furlong - drove clear to score
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Settled midfield early - improved wide out with a furlong left - fought back inside the closing stages to grab second in the final strides - narrowly denied at the line
Cam Hardie
Ollie Pears
Tracked the pace wide - driven from halfway and edged into 2nd inside the final furlong - caught in the last strides to finish 3rd
David Nolan
Paul Midgley
Held up towards back early - strong progress along inner approaching final furlong to close on front group - kept going inside final furlong but lacked the speed to get involved
Aiden Brookes (3)
Brian Rothwell
Held up towards the back early - boxed in on the inside then shifted out with 2f left - closed strongly through the pack to finish 5th
Jack Garritty
Mark Walford
Sent clear early - pressed for effort a furlong out - overtaken entering last furlong then dropped away rapidly - faded through the field close home to finish sixth
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Reared and drifted left at the break - settled behind the front group - boxed in with a furlong left before finding room and fading inside the final furlong
Rowan Scott
Phillip Makin
Sluggish start - settled towards back of field early - never able to close on leading group - finished well held in 8th
Dougie Costello
John Wainwright
Held up towards the back - never got competitive - well held into the finish - finished 9th
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.