17:25
John Smith's Sprint Handicap
Class 4, 6f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-80, 18 runners
Winning time 1m 10.11s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Tracked front group wide - pressed for effort 2f out - closed gap wide entering last furlong - edged in front by a whisker - kept up the fight to prevail
Harrison Shaw
Adrian Nicholls
Went straight to front - urged along 2f out - challenged strongly and put in front approaching final furlong - fought back to go down by a whisker
Alistair Rawlinson
Michael Appleby
Sprang alertly at the break - settled midpack towards the far rail - squeezed for room as the last furlong loomed and driven along - finished full of running to be third close up
Jason Hart
Ruth Carr
Slow to break - settled behind the pace on the far rail - pushed along with 2f left - closed to hit the front inside final furlong - quickly overtaken - stayed on strongly to finish 4th
Aiden Brookes (3)
Peter Niven
Settled towards the back early - pushed along around 2f out then squeezed for room close home - finished with running on strongly to close to a length and three quarters
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Tracked front group along the near rail - pressed for effort 2f out - drew level entering final furlong then lost place - finished strongly to the line
Warren Fentiman (5)
Richard Fahey
Settled towards the back on the far part of the track - asked for effort over 2f out then found gap tight on the rail entering final furlong - finished strongly to close late
Joanna Mason
Roger Fell
Close enough to the front early - driven up and lost ground 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong - finished 8th
P J McDonald
Geoff Oldroyd
Held up handy on the near flank - pushed along and lost ground over 2f out - rallied a touch inside the closing furlong to finish 9th
Zak Wheatley (3)
Declan Carroll
slow into stride - held handy spot before driven and lost momentum with 2f left - rallied well through the last furlong to finish 10th beaten 3¼ lengths
Rossa Ryan
Tristan Davidson
Bumped lightly at the break - settled just off the pace wide - lost ground 2f out then rallied inside final furlong to be beaten 5 lengths in 11th
Ben Robinson
Tim Easterby
Handy in mid-pack down the middle - urged forward passing the 3f mark - lost ground in the final furlong but battled to the line
Barry McHugh
Richard Fahey
Tracked leading group early - pressed for effort and lost touch with over a furlong left - held no more ground into the finish - came home 13th
Hollie Doyle
Michael Herrington
Drifted right early and bumped others - held a midfield position - driven and lost touch 3f out then battled on to finish 14th beaten 5.75 lengths
Cam Hardie
Philip Kirby
Settled towards the back - began losing touch inside the final furlong - crept back into the pack late - finished 15th
Paul Mulrennan
Paul Midgley
Close to pace on near flank early - asked for effort inside final 2f but couldn't respond - dropped away to finish well beaten
Faye McManoman
Tim Easterby
Hampered for room at the break - settled towards the back - driven but couldn't gain ground with 2f left - well held in 17th
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Settled towards the back on the near flank - urged forward but lost touch inside the final two furlongs - eventually well beaten in 18th
Non-runners: Alfa Whiteburd (unsuitable ground), Raatea (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.