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Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Handicap
Class 6, 1m142y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-60, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 51.67s
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Result
Brandon Wilkie (3)
William Knight
Slow into stride - shifted course early - lost touch with main group - moved smoothly closer 3f out - held up for a gap over 1f out - squeezed through and improved position - hit front close home to win
Billy Loughnane
Charles Hills
Pulled hard early - travelled close to the pace - urged along with 2f left - pushed out inside final furlong to hit the front despite drifting left - caught in the last 110 yards but battled on for second
Jack Garritty
Richard Fahey
Tracked the front group along the rail - squeezed for space entering the home turn - nudged along with 2f left - hit the front just past a furlong out before quickly losing that advantage - unable to find more in the closing stages finishing third
Ben Ffrench Davis (5)
Peter Winks
Settled with the pack early - asked for effort over 2f out but lost ground quickly - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on at one gallop to finish fourth
Alec Voikhansky (3)
Kevin Frost
Handy on the wide side early - hit the front approaching 2f out then overtaken inside final furlong - unable to find more and beaten into 5th
Warren Fentiman (5)
David Loughnane
Settled towards the back early - never got involved with the front group - finished sixth
Joe Bradnam (7)
Michael Bell
Set the pace early - pushed on before being overtaken approaching 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong
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.