19:00
In Memory Of Jerome Connelly Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 5, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 10.77s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby
Tracked the pace - moved right and made ground approaching 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong and edged away - kept finding more to the line
Alex Jary (5)
Nigel Tinkler
Set the pace early - pushed along and overtaken inside final furlong - stayed on for second
Callum Rodriguez
Charles Hills
Handy in front group early - pushed along 2f out then bumped 1f out - held third but couldn't quicken late
Ben Robinson
David O'Meara
Held up in the pack early - improved from 2f out to move into 4th entering the final furlong - unable to close on the front-runners
Jason Hart
Ben Haslam
Raced close to the pace - asked for effort over 2f out then hampered seeking a run on the inside inside the final furlong - unable to regain momentum after and finished well held
Cam Hardie
Peter Niven
Drifted right at the off - settled towards the back of the pack - driven approaching 3f out but unable to threaten in the closing stages
Andrew Breslin (3)
Phillip Makin
Sluggish start and drifted right - unfurnished towards the back - nudged into mild progress inside final two furlongs but never a threat
Jack Mitchell
Roger Varian
Sluggish break - settled midfield before losing touch 3f out - squeezed for space and dropped right away from 2f out
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.