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St. Austell Brewery Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m167y, NH Flat, 4-5yo, M, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 49.30s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Set the pace from the off - drifted left-hand path inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to hold advantage
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Held handy early - closed on leader with 5f left then pushed along 2f out - couldn't find more inside final furlong
Ben Godfrey
Kayley Woollacott
Pulled hard early - well placed through the pack - pressed for effort and lost ground 2f out then made no further headway on the bend approaching the final furlong - finished third well beaten
Callum Pritchard (5)
Joe Ponting
Pulled hard early - travelling wide of midfield - lost position 5f out and needed urging - fourth into the home bend - lacked the finishing speed to get on terms - well held in 4th
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
Settled back early - still within range at halfway - pressed for effort and dropped away from 3 out - eventually finished fifth
Beau Morgan (5)
Kevin Pickard
Fought for control early - sat handy in the early stages - pressed for effort and dropped away fast 4f out - well held at the finish
David Noonan
Ryan Chapman
Held up rear from the start - never involved - well held throughout
Sean Houlihan
Linda Blackford
Held up early struggling to keep tabs - pressed for effort and lost touch by halfway - eased and pulled up soon after
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.