16:15
Encore Lifestyle Northern Dancer Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m4f6y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 41.33s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ashley Lewis (7)
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled off the pace early - shifted right with 4f left - driven into contention over 3f out before hitting the front approaching 2f out - kept finding more to score
Luke Morris
Ian Williams
Settled around midfield early - made strong progress to reach the front group 3f out - drifted left under pressure with 2f left - stayed on going away to finish second
David Egan
Raphael E Freire
Settled off the front rank early - moved through to challenge 3f out and briefly went clear - overtaken approaching 2f out - drifted off a true line inside the last furlong - stayed on steadily to finish third
Oisin Murphy
Dylan Cunha
Settled towards back early - improved into contention 3f out - pushed along with 2f left - drifted left approaching final furlong - finished with running to take fourth close home
David Probert
Ian Williams
Settled midpack early - moved up strongly to challenge for the front approaching 3f out - lost the advantage there - pressed for a response 2f out but couldn't find more - faded through the final furlong to finish fifth
Rhys Clutterbuck
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled in the pack - improved into contention 3f out then drifted left under pressure with 2f to go - held no more in reserve inside final furlong and finished 6th
Warren Fentiman (5)
Richard Hughes
Settled at the back early - made progress 3f out then pushed along with 2f left - unable to find more and faded to finish 7th
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Settled off the pace mid-pack - urged forward with 3f remaining - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 8th
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
Sat close to the pace early - dropped away with over 3f left - had nothing left in the closing stages
Hollie Doyle
Jedd O'Keeffe
Raced near the front early - urged forward approaching 3f out then dropped away - weakened steadily from 2f out to finish tenth
Joe Leavy
Shaun Lycett
Settled midpack early - lost place 6f out then slipped towards the back turning for home - no real impact thereafter and well held
Harry Davies
George Baker
Dwelt badly at the start losing considerable ground - trailed alone early - linked up with the pack around 7f from home - pressed for effort 3f out but soon faded to finish well beaten
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Set the pace early - lost command approaching 3f out - dropped away rapidly thereafter to finish well beaten
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Handy in the early stages - tracking the front group after 4 furlongs - began to lose touch by 6 furlongs out - slipped towards the back 4 furlongs out - well beaten and given an easy time inside the final 3 furlongs
Non-runners: Galactic Charm (unsuitable ground), Paradoxical (unsuitable ground), Sam Hawkens (self certificate)
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.