13:55
Edinburgh Gin Classic Handicap
Class 4, 7f15y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-78, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 26.17s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shay Farmer (7)
Alan Brown
Handy in behind early - hit the front two out and pushed along - stayed on inside the last to score
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby
Settled handy on the wide side - pushed along and closed on pacesetter inside final furlong - held to second without further gain late
Mohammed Tabti (5)
Iain Jardine
Sluggish start - settled midpack tracking the rail - eased leftwards under a furlong out and pressed for effort - improved into third close home
Shane Gray
Jim Goldie
Held up at the back - moved through on the inside from 3f out - boxed in briefly - shifted left with a furlong left - pushed along but unable to find more late
Paul Mulrennan
Jedd O'Keeffe
Settled at the back early - nudged into a short-lived advance approaching 2f out then pressed for effort - flattened out in the closing stages to finish fifth beaten 3.75 lengths
Callum Rodriguez
David & Nicola Barron
Sat handy behind the pace - pushed along with a furlong left - soon dropped away - finished sixth
Duran Fentiman
R Mike Smith
Went straight to front - lost command 2f out - pressed for effort and dropped away quickly - finished seventh
Andrew Mullen
Ben Haslam
Slow to break - settled midpack - pushed along and lost ground inside final furlong to finish well held
Connor Beasley
John & Sean Quinn
Held up at the rear throughout - never a threat - 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.