16:00
Rodney Park 60th Birthday Handicap
Class 6, 5f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, 9 runners
Winning time 59.19s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Warren Fentiman (5)
Philip Kirby
Settled midfield early - improved on the far flank inside final two furlongs and found room between rivals - driven to the front close home to score
Zak Wheatley (3)
Declan Carroll
Drifted right and clipped another runner early - tracked the front pair and pushed into command inside the last furlong - caught close home to be denied by a half length
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Hampered and clumsy leaving stalls - trailed towards rear early - improved out wide over a furlong out - stayed on inside late but lacked the speed to get closer
Harry Russell
Ollie Pears
Drifted right at the break - settled in midfield - made progress over a furlong out - finished strongly between rivals inside the final furlong - edged out for third and finished 4th
Cam Hardie
Paul Midgley
Sluggish start settling near the back - progress made inside final 2f - one paced late finishing fifth
William Pyle (3)
Tracy Waggott
Set the pace early - pushed along approaching final furlong - overtaken inside it - lost momentum quickly after - stumbled near the line to finish sixth
Mark Winn
Paul Midgley
Raced wide behind the front group - urged forward around halfway - edged left under pressure and lost ground inside the final furlong - finished seventh
Daniel Tudhope
Rebecca Menzies
Struggled for pace towards the back - unable to land a blow - beaten off well before the finish - eventually came home 8th
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr
Drifted right at the break - sat close to the front group - urged forward around halfway - dropped away quickly inside the final furlong and beaten well before the finish
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.