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Springfield Builders Branston Handicap
Class 6, 1m6f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 6 runners
Winning time 3m 8.58s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Edward Greatrex
Ben Case
Set the pace from the start - driven and hard chased inside final furlong - dug in to prevail close home
David Nolan
Iain Jardine
Sat close to leader from the off - pressed for advantage inside final furlong - couldn't find more late - beaten a short head into second
Elle-May Croot (5)
Ivan Furtado
Sat behind front three - lost touch under pressure over 2f out - rallied inside final furlong to take third
Taryn Langley (7)
John Berry
Handy in third early - pressed for effort and lost touch approaching final 2f - rallied into third with 2f left but never on terms with the front pair - slipped back to finish fourth
Dylan Hogan
Julia & Shelley Birkett
Hampered leaving the gate - dropped to rear early - regained some ground - pushed along and dropped away 3f out - finished 5th
Harry Russell
Brian Ellison
Settled in rear early - shifted wide to sit behind the front group into the home turn - driven and drifted left with 2f to run - dropped from third and faded to finish sixth
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.