17:30
Sporting Times Sri Lanka Handicap
Class 5, 1m31y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-70, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 43.54s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
George Bass
Denis Coakley
Settled mid-pack early - urged into contention and moved through 2f out to hit the front - drifted right approaching the final furlong - dug deep in the closing stages to prevail by a whisker
Jack Doughty (3)
Stuart Williams
Held up towards back of pack - made smooth progress along inner from 2f out - up to second with a furlong left - challenged leader inside final 110 yards - stayed on well but denied by a short margin
Neil Callan
William Knight
Held up towards the back - improved into the middle of the track from 3f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong - closed on the front two late and finished third
William Cox
Archie Watson
Handy early - hit front of the pack turning for home - driven on when overtaken 3f out - under pressure 2f out then squeezed for room and fading inside final furlong - held on with nothing more to give
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Handy up front - hit the front approaching 3f out before boxed in and lost momentum a furlong out - dropped away close home to finish fifth
Trevor Whelan
Ollie Sangster
Settled in the pack - closed on the front group before fading over the final two furlongs - dropped away close to home
Georgia Dobie
J S Moore
Went ahead early - lost that spot before the furlong marker - held a handy position - drifted right under pressure with 2f left - dropped away in the closing stages to finish seventh
Enzo Crublet (3)
David Menuisier
Held up at the back - never able to challenge and dropped away inside final furlong - finished last of the runners
Connor Planas (3)
Marco Botti
Up with the pace early - took over before the first furlong marker - pulled four lengths in front - proved difficult to keep straight rounding the bend - veered sharply left when passed and immediately dropped away on the run to the home straight - well beaten in ninth
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.