20:10
Peter Hughes And ECA Memorial Handicap
Class 6, 1m2f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-65, 13 runners
Winning time 2m 12.40s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
David Egan
John Butler
Slow to break and bumped at the off - settled towards back - made progress switching wide in the straight - hit front with a furlong to go - opened up inside final furlong - finished strongly for the win
Robert Havlin
Lydia Richards
Set the early gallop out front - shifted runners across towards the far rail in the straight - pressed and overtaken a furlong out - kept up the effort to the line without troubling the winner
Cieren Fallon
William Knight
Held up towards the back early - shifted wide with over 2f left - pressed for effort inside final two furlongs - kept battling through the last furlong to claim third - no match for the winner
Charles Bishop
Lydia Richards
Sat close up early - third in touch - moved up into second 6f out - eased back off that spot with 2f left as pressure applied - kept trying inside final furlong - held no threat to winner late
Jim Crowley
Dylan Cunha
Settled with plenty of enthusiasm through the middle of the pack - moved up on the outside approaching the straight to close on the front group - third with two furlongs left but couldn't add to that effort - dropped back to finish fifth
Joe Leavy
James Evans
Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort with over 2f left - kept going steadily inside the last - finished sixth
Alec Voikhansky (3)
Jimmy Fox
Held up towards rear - nudged into contention but bumped and steered wide inside final furlong - no real threat to leaders and finished 7th
Gina Mangan
Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Sat behind front group early - moved into second place from the 8f marker until 6f out - pressed the pace before being roused approaching 3f out - lost ground over the final 2f to finish eighth
David Probert
Anthony Charlton
Raced in midfield on the outer - improved to reach the front group by halfway then moved to the far rail to briefly lead 2f out - pushed along and gave up that spot inside the final 2f - faded in the closing furlong to finish 9th
Silvestre De Sousa
Dean Ivory
Settled towards back of field - improved position wide out with 3f left - fading and lightly bumped inside final 2f - finished well beaten in 10th
Hector Crouch
Michael Bell
Drifted right and bumped others at the break - settled midfield - driven approaching 3f out then dropped away fast from 2f out
Luke Morris
Jim & Suzi Best
Held up early - trailed the field throughout - no impression made - finished well beaten in 12th
Taylor Fisher (3)
Joe Tickle
Bumped early - never a factor - lost touch with rivals - finished well adrift in 13th
Non-runners: Kentucky Kingdom (unsuitable ground), Mrembo (unsuitable ground), Versatile (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.