20:03
Close Brothers And Cancer Research UK Handicap
Class 4, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 46.32s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Aidan Keeley
Roger Varian
Checked briefly after break - settled at back of field - shifted wide and made strong progress into contention over 2f out while drifting right - hit front and drifted markedly right approaching final furlong - pushed out to score
Jack Dace (7)
Ralph Beckett
Tracked group tightly early - shifted wide entering straight - boxed in around 2f out - found room and stayed on inside final furlong - grabbed second spot near line but well behind winner
David Egan
Tom Clover
Set the pace under pressure early keeping strong hold of bit - sent along and overtaken approaching final furlong - bumped mildly and eased across left - no answer to winner's finishing burst - given up second spot close home but hung on for third
Neil Callan
Darryll Holland
Settled in 5th early - boxed in until switched wide over 2f out - finished strongly late but narrowly denied 3rd - no match for the winner
Jason Watson
David O'Meara
Sat behind front group early - driven with two out and drifted right approaching final furlong - faded to finish fifth beaten 3.25 lengths
Jim Crowley
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Tracked the front pair - lost momentum when bumped soon after being outpaced a furlong out - driven along but faded inside the closing stages to finish sixth
Rob Hornby
Charlie Wallis
Sluggish start - stayed at the rear throughout - never a factor - finished 7th
Non-runners: Lunario (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.