15:30
Dark Horse Wines Handicap
Class 6, 7f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-55, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 24.93s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
George Wood
James Fanshawe
Handy in the pack early - hit the front with over 2f left and quickly opened daylight - untroubled through the closing stages - strolled home
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Held up early - progress from 3f out to loom up into second inside final furlong - unable to challenge winner from there
Rob Hornby
Stuart Kittow
Handy early holding an eager grip - faded to mid-pack approaching halfway - urged forward 2f out - improved position inside final furlong to move into third - stuck on to the line
Daniel Muscutt
Mike Murphy
Knocked at the off - travelling forward and eager in the early stages - asked for effort with 2f remaining - stayed on but couldn't match the front three in the closing stages finishing 4th
Trevor Whelan
Jonathan Portman
Handy on the far rail - moved into third with 2f left - faded in the closing stages to finish fifth
David Egan
Dylan Cunha
Raced handy on the near flank - lost placing over 2f out - rallied late to finish sixth beaten 14 lengths
Ryan Kavanagh (5)
Jessica Macey
Settled close to the pace early - still up with the front markers passing two out - lost momentum with over a furlong left - shown the whip for a moment inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish seventh
David Probert
Ed Dunlop
Urged early towards back near the stands rail - driven forward passing the 3f marker - pressed for effort with 2f left - nudged into contention before the final furlong - lost momentum in the closing stages - eventually well beaten in eighth
Jack Dace (7)
Michael Attwater
Knocked at the break - settled in the pack - urged forward approaching 3f out - lost ground under pressure 2f out and faded in the closing stages to finish 9th
Kieran O'Neill
Bill Turner
Held up towards the back - urged forward before halfway - lost touch and toiling from over 2f out - found a little late improvement but faded again close home
Dougie Costello
Steph Hollinshead
Held up handy near the far rail - asked for effort with 3f left - lost touch with leading group 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages
No. 4, stall 7
3yo, 9-7, OR 53
J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Settled in the pack pulling hard to halfway - pushed along approaching 2f out and found little - dropped away steadily inside the final furlong - finished well beaten in 12th
Alistair Rawlinson
Michael Appleby
Bumped leaving the stalls - took up the lead early - lost the front over 2f out and dropped away sharply inside the final furlong - well beaten in 13th
Dylan Hogan
Michael Attwater
Slow to break - close to the pace early on the near rail - pushed along with 2f left - weakened without response and eased down late finishing 14th
Morgan Cole (5)
Dylan Cunha
Held up in the pack early - losing touch from halfway - well adrift inside the final furlong - finished last
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.