16:53
Molson Coors Handicap
Class 5, 1m6f44y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 4.41s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Trevor Whelan
Harry Charlton
Set the pace from the off - pushed along 3f out - challenged strongly in the closing stages but found extra to assert - stayed on strongly for the win
George Downing
Ed Walker
Settled towards the back on the outer - pushed along with 2f left - made ground into contention entering the last furlong - edged out but stayed on to finish second beaten two lengths
William Buick
Harry Derham
Held a spot around midfield wide - urged forward with 4f left - improved into contention wide 2f out before losing momentum - kept battling to the line finishing third
Rob Hornby
Eve Johnson Houghton
Tracked front group along the rail - pressed for effort and lost ground 2f out - finished strongly inside the last furlong to take 4th
Sean Levey
S Woods
Held up in midfield near the rail - driven and lost ground 3f out then eased across to the wide side - stayed on inside final furlong to finish fifth
Jack Dace (7)
Nick Gifford
Slow to begin - held towards the back and driven up 3f from home - stayed on final furlong to finish sixth
Jason Watson
Jeremy Scott
Sat outside the front group early - nudged for effort but couldn't find extra with two furlongs left - well held at the finish
Ben Ffrench Davis (5)
Seamus Mullins
Settled towards the back on the inner - under pressure with 4f left - always outpaced - finished 8th
David Probert
Emma Lavelle
Held handy early - urged into effort before dropping away sharply 2f out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Autumn's Breeze (unsuitable ground), Nelson Gate (self certificate, off feed), New York Minute (vet's certificate)
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.