19:50
Birra Moretti Handicap
Class 5, 1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-75, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 38.65s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jason Hart
Charlie Johnston
Held up eagerly early - chasing the pace-setter - drifted left and pressed on inside final furlong to hit the front close home
Ben Robinson
Michael & David Easterby
Sat handy behind front pack - moved up into 3rd wide with 2f left - stayed on strongly through final furlong to snatch 2nd near the line - denied the winner by a short margin
Ryan Sexton
Julie Camacho
Went clear in front - driven along under pressure inside the final furlong - caught close home and slipped back to third
Sam Feilden (5)
K R Burke
Nearly fell at the break - regained balance to sit close to the front group - pushed along and slipped to 4th 2f out - kept going at one level to the line finishing fourth
Cian Horgan (5)
David O'Meara
Settled at the back of the field early - made ground on the front markers 2f out - edged left under pressure inside the final furlong - stayed on through a gap late but lacked the speed to challenge
Shane Gray
Sam England
Settled midpack early - made ground wide with 2f left then edged left under pressure over 1f out with no real threat - stayed on to finish sixth beaten 2 1/2 lengths
Oisin Orr
Richard Fahey
Settled midpack early - improved to challenge but drifted left approaching 2f out then lost momentum - drifted right inside the closing stages to finish 7th
Elle-May Croot (5)
Ivan Furtado
Checked and eased left after the off - settled towards the rear - made no impression through the race - finished 8th beaten 5.5 lengths
Oisin McSweeney (3)
Ivan Furtado
Held up rear of the field early - made no forward progress - finished well held in 9th
Cam Hardie
Antony Brittain
Sat close to the pace wide of rivals - pushed along and lost ground 2f out - eventually finished 10th beaten 7.5 lengths
Dale Swift
Seb Spencer
Held up towards back - struggling badly and pulled up steadily 5f out - finished well adrift
Non-runners: Kalamunda (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.