20:05
Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed)
Listed, Class 1, 1m, Flat, 3yo, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 42.45s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Held up wide early travelling strongly - tracked front pair - made ground into contention two out - shaken up to go clear over a furlong out - asserted comfortably to score
Callum Shepherd
George Scott
Knocked at the break - settled midfield - stayed on strongly from 2f out to move into 3rd approaching the last furlong - kept going to the line but unable to reel in the winner finishing 2nd beaten 2 1/2 lengths
Oisin Murphy
Roger Varian
Held up towards the back - made progress into contention over 2f out then eased left seeking room before driving on inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish 3rd
Silvestre De Sousa
James Owen
Held up early - eased out wide and made ground into contention before 2f out - briefly close up but couldn't threaten and dropped back in the closing stages
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Set the pace early - driven with two furlongs left before losing top spot - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish fifth
Hollie Doyle
John & Thady Gosden
Well placed early - urged into contention 2f out - faded quickly thereafter - finished sixth
Szczepan Mazur
M Al Attiya
Drifted right at the break - held a forward spot wide - dropped away fast entering the last two furlongs - well held at the finish
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.