18:15
Grace And Dotty Handicap (Div 1)
Class 6, 7f6y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-65, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 25.61s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Elle-May Croot (5)
Ivan Furtado
Went straight to front - lost that spot after a furlong and sat closely behind through halfway - pressed for effort to regain command 2f out - drifted to the near side inside final furlong - stayed on to prevail
William Pyle (3)
Gemma Tutty
Held up in the pack early - pressed forward under a push over 2f out - into third with a furlong left - finished strongly to snatch second on the line
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Handy near the front - driven when closing on the pace holder two furlongs out - battled to the line but edged out of second in the closing strides
Joanna Mason
Tim Easterby
Settled towards the back - lost touch with the pace over 2f out - responded to urging inside final furlong - moved into fourth close home and stayed on to finish 4th
Mark Winn
David & Nicola Barron
Held up at the back holding a strong hold - shifted across before settling in mid-pack by halfway - urged forward outside 2f left - began to find little - baulked with a furlong to run - dropped away thereafter - finished fifth beaten some way
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer
Settled up with the pace early - went in front after a furlong - driven on when overtaken 2f out - lost touch soon after - dropped away in the final stretch to finish sixth
Oisin McSweeney (3)
Harriet Bethell
Held up towards the back - moved left early on - lost touch from halfway - crept closer late but well held at the line
P J McDonald
Stella Barclay
Held up in the pack - fighting for its head to halfway - lost touch from 3f out - bumped inside the final furlong - soon dropped away and finished well beaten
J F Egan
Pam Sly
Held a forward spot early - eager in touch with the pair just behind the pace to halfway - urged forward 3f out - drifted markedly right passing the furlong marker - dropped away and trailed home well beaten in 9th
Non-runners: Mayo County (withdrawn; unsuitable ground), Royal Jet (unsuitable ground)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.