16:15
John Smith's Nursery
Class 4, 6f, Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-78, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 12.64s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Shane Kelly
Jamie Osborne
Slow to break - settled last - urged forward in the early stages - still under pressure with 2f left - flew home to hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Settled just behind leaders wide of the pack early - moved through easily to hit the front approaching the final furlong - edged ahead briefly before being overhauled inside the final 100 yards - stayed on strongly to the line
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
Shared front spot on the far rail - moved clear approaching 2f out then pressed for effort - drifted left and lost command inside final furlong - rallied gamely to finish third
Jason Hart
Tim Easterby
Sat close to the pace early - pushed along and angled left for room but bumped hard and denied space - finished strongly in the last furlong to take 4th beaten 3.75 lengths
Oisin McSweeney (3)
Adrian Paul Keatley
Settled just off the pace towards the inside - asked for effort inside final furlong but lost ground - kept going to finish fifth beaten six and a half lengths
Hollie Doyle
Hugo Palmer
Held up handy near the stands rail - lost touch under pressure 2f out then drifted left causing interference approaching the last furlong - held no more thereafter and beaten well into 6th
Cam Hardie
Richard Fahey
Shared front spot along the near rail - pressed for effort and lost ground 2f out - squeezed for space and seriously baulked while fading into the last furlong - well held at the finish in 7th
Non-runners: Believeinmenow (unsuitable ground), No Spritz No Party (withdrawn; unseated jockey and loose before start)
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.