20:25
John Smith's Handicap
Class 4, 5f110y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-85, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 6.02s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
George Wood
Jennie Candlish
Sat close to pace early - hit front before 2f had passed - pushed along approaching straight - kept on to hold advantage to the line
Jason Watson
Michael Appleby
Tracked leaders in tight order early - moved into second entering the straight - pushed along a furlong out - kept responding late but narrowly denied
Luke Morris
Ian Williams
Took a strong hold early - settled midpack - asked for effort by halfway - found a gap and made ground inside the final furlong - finished strongly to grab third right on the line
Jason Hart
Ivan Furtado
Tracked the front group and asked for effort wide approaching the bend - drifted left under pressure inside the final two furlongs - stayed on at one gear through the closing stages but surrendered third close to the line
Callum Rodriguez
Iain Jardine
Sharp start to hit the front - hit the front briefly before yielding second entering the straight - tracked the pace into the final stages - driven along and drifted left under pressure inside the last furlong - held on for fifth beaten just over two lengths
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Held up in rear early - unable to challenge through the race - finished well held in 6th
Richard Kingscote
Daniel & Claire Kubler
Raced up with the front group wide of rivals - urged forward and lost place at halfway - dropped away shortly after - finished seventh
Andrew Mullen
Donald McCain
Sluggish start - dropped in behind and never troubled the front group - held at the tail throughout - finished eighth beaten 6 lengths
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.