15:00
George Smith Horseboxes Handicap
Class 5, 6f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-75, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 13.84s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Lewis Edmunds
Rod Millman
Settled behind pace early - hit front with 5f to run - pushed along inside final furlong and stayed on well to prevail
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
Held up at the back after a check start - eager through midfield - moved through wide and shifted out a furlong from home - stayed on between rivals late but just failed to catch the winner
David Probert
Patrick Chamings
Dwelt at the start - settled towards the back - made ground wide with a furlong left - kept on inside final furlong but lacked the speed to get closer
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Settled at the back early - moved through inside final 2f - stayed on well inside last - edged out for third close home
Ray Dawson
Grace Harris
Tracked front pack from wide - moved into second spot with 3f left - drifted right and gave up the position inside the final furlong then dropped away quickly to finish 5th
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Settled at the rear under pressure early - improved into contention approaching 2f out - lost ground inside the final furlong - finished 6th
No. 5, stall 8
4yo, 9-6, OR 72
J: Rhys Clutterbuck · T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Rhys Clutterbuck
Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Tracked the front group early - urged forward with two to go - driven inside the last furlong and gave way - finished seventh
Trevor Whelan
Sheena West
Front early - eased back to third approaching halfway - pushed along inside final two furlongs and faded over 1f out to finish 8th
Luke Morris
Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Tracked the front group under early urging - lost touch and dropped away in the last furlong - finished 9th
Tom Marquand
Lemos De Souza
Held up on inner among midfield pack - dropped away fast approaching final two furlongs and all but stopped inside the last - came home well beaten in 10th
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.