17:35
Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Blue Ribbon Handicap (Div 2)
Class 4, 6f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-80, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 11.41s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Knocked at the off - settled off the pace - made ground into contention 2f out - hit the front approaching final furlong - shot away and stayed on strongly to win
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Sat close to pace early - hit front 3f out then drifted left and lost advantage inside final 2f - unable to challenge winner in closing stages - stayed on for second
Oisin Murphy
Chris Dwyer
Handy early - pushed along with a furlong left - held effort through closing stages - finished third
Kieran Shoemark
Michael Keady
Settled off the pace early - pushed along over 2f out and asked for more inside final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth
Tyler Heard
Denis Coakley
Squeezed for space early - settled off the pace - pushed along past the furlong marker before fading close home
David Probert
Patrick Chamings
Knocked at the off - settled towards the back - squeezed for space with two furlongs left - shaped up late but couldn't land a blow finishing sixth
Rossa Ryan
Michael Appleby
Went straight to front early - pushed along with 2f left - drifted off a true line inside final furlong and could not find more - eventually well held in 7th
Trevor Whelan
Mark Loughnane
Boxed in early - back of the field - crept into contention over 2f out before dropping away final furlong to finish eighth
Hollie Doyle
Sheena West
Settled just off the pace early - pushed along with two furlongs left - faded quickly thereafter - finished ninth
No. 10, stall 5
4yo, 8-10, OR 70
J: Joe Leavy (3) · T: Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Joe Leavy (3)
Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Race up with the pace early - hit the front with 4f left before being overtaken 3f out - unable to find more from a furlong out and well held at the finish
Non-runners: Collusion (vet's certificate), Justcallmepete (unsuitable ground)
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.