17:20
Greenshields JCB Handicap
Class 5, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-68, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 5.88s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Mitchell
Tom Clover
Settled midpack near rail early - made steady progress with two furlongs left despite tight quarters and needing to shift course - finished strongly between rivals a furlong out - hit the front inside final furlong and quickly went well ahead
Oisin Murphy
Marco Botti
Slow to break - settled towards rear - boxed in and shifted left with two furlongs left - pushed along - strong progress on inner approaching final furlong - moved out and kept on inside final furlong - up into second close home but short of winner
Jim Crowley
Daniel & Claire Kubler
Fractious in stalls and slow to begin - settled back in the pack - made progress into contention over 2f out - hit the front a furlong out - pressed and overtaken close home - unable to find more late and slipped to third
Hollie Doyle
Alan King
Handy on the rails early - shifted wide and driven approaching 2f out - under continued urging - lost ground inside the final furlong - rallied late to finish 4th
Joe Leavy (3)
Jonathan Portman
Settled just behind pace-setter wide of rivals early - urged forward approaching 2f out then gave up second spot inside final furlong - dropped away near the line to finish fifth
Jason Watson
Gary & Josh Moore
Visibly on edge before the off and fighting the bridle through midfield - progress made two out - driven out but only maintained effort through the closing stages to finish sixth beaten 6 lengths
Sean Levey
John Butler
Went straight to front early - pushed along and lost command inside final 2f - dropped away close home to finish 7th
Pat Dobbs
Richard Hannon
Wide and settled midfield - urged forward turning for home - edged closer late without getting near contention - finished eighth beaten 6.75 lengths
Edward Greatrex
Paul Attwater
Held up eagerly early - hit front for a spell then settled just behind pace - urged forward 3f out - dropped away final 2f to finish ninth
Luke Catton (5)
John Butler
Settled towards the back early - unable to land a challenge - finished well adrift in 10th
Cieren Fallon
William Knight
Held up in rear-midfield throughout - unable to make progress - well held at finish in 11th
Rob Hornby
Oliver Signy
Sat handy wide of the front group early - urged forward approaching 2f out - dropped away under pressure soon after - eventually well beaten in 12th
Harry Davies
Ollie Sangster
Sluggish getaway - held towards rear for most of the contest - well held in 13th
Daniel Muscutt
James Horton
Held up towards the back - never a threat - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Naturally (self certificate, cast in box), Telecommunication (self certificate, temperature)
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.