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Andy Thornton Hospitality Furniture 50th Anniversary Apprentice Handicap
Class 4, 7f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-85, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 22.89s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Andrea Pinna (7)
Michael Herrington
Settled off the pace early - made ground wide with a furlong left and continued strongly inside the final furlong - hit the front close home to win
Shay Farmer (7)
Brian Ellison
Away hesitantly - settled midfield around the 5f marker - moved through wide and drifted left approaching final 2f to press the front pack - up into command inside final 110 yards before being reeled in close home
William Pyle
David & Nicola Barron
Tracked the pacesetter early - pushed on to the front approaching the last two furlongs before giving it up inside the final 110 yards - lost momentum close home to finish third
Amie Waugh
Jim Goldie
Held up towards back in eager fashion - shifted wide and made progress a furlong out - stayed on through the closing stages to grab 4th - always short of the speed needed to trouble the front pair
Jake Dickson (7)
Tim Easterby
Tracked the pace wide of rivals - moved into second a furlong out then pushed along - edged back before the final furlong - faded late to finish fifth
Elle-May Croot (5)
Ivan Furtado
Sluggish start - held towards the back - stayed on out wide in the closing stages without getting competitive
Rhys Elliott (5)
Tim Easterby
Took a strong hold early - hit the front and hugged the rail turning in - pressed for effort and overtaken with 2f left - dropped away in the closing stages to finish seventh
Tom Kiely-Marshall (3)
Geoff Oldroyd
Settled just behind the front group early - lost touch inside final two furlongs - came home well held in 8th
Lewis Chalkley (7)
Michael & David Easterby
Held up towards the back early - urged forward with over 2f left - unable to challenge - finished well held in 9th
Cian Horgan (5)
David O'Meara
Settled in the pack - lost touch inside final 2f - well held at the finish
Kaiya Fraser
Heather Main
Settled on a tight hold tracking the pace on the inner - dropped away in the last two furlongs - well held in 11th
Non-runners: Desert Falcon (withdrawn; upset in stalls), Little Empire (withdrawn; vet's advice)
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.