14:42
Churchill Tyres Handicap
Class 2, 6f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 10.86s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr
Settled towards the back early - pulling hard under restraint - shifted left approaching 4f out - moved left again and made rapid progress over 2f out to hit the front a furlong out - stayed on strongly to the line
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Handy early - hit front inside final 2f - overtaken with a furlong left - stayed on but couldn't reel in winner late
Jack Nicholls (7)
K R Burke
Settled off the pace in the pack - eased across right and found gears late - closed strongly to snatch third close home
Ryan Moore
Richard Spencer
Held up rear - driven approaching 4f out - shifted right inside final furlong - stayed on to snatch 4th late
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan
Tracked front pack early - moved left approaching 4f out then driven with two to go - stayed on inside the last to finish fifth
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Tracked the front group early - urged forward with 2f left - held no more in reserve at the finish - eventually beaten 3.25 lengths in 6th
Oisin Murphy
William Knight
Settled around midpack early - squeezed for space with two furlongs left before finding some late progress - unable to challenge the front runners and came home 7th beaten 4 lengths
Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)
Tim Easterby
Held up mid-pack - pushed along under two furlongs out and again inside the last - unable to quicken through the final stages finishing eighth
Shane Gray
Kevin Ryan
Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort inside final furlong - faded to finish ninth
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Settled around midfield early - urged forward but found little turn in - briefly rallied approaching 2f out - dropped back through the field inside the final furlong to finish tenth
Oisin McSweeney (3)
Richard Fahey
Poor break and hesitant start - held up towards rear - nudged closer late but well held throughout - finished 11th
Tom Marquand
Ivan Furtado
Up with the front group early - dropped away under pressure 3f out - a long way adrift by the final furlong to finish 12th
Joe Fanning
Julie Camacho
Went straight to front - pushed along and lost command inside final 2f - dropped away close home
Rossa Ryan
Michael Dods
Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - unable to land a blow and dropped away steadily inside the final furlong
Oisin Orr
Richard Fahey
Tracked front group early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished well held in 15th
Andrew Breslin (3)
Bryan Smart
Held up towards the back of the pack - lost touch with the front group approaching the final two furlongs - trailing badly inside the last - finished down the field 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.