20:45
Happy Birthday Harry Bethan Karen Anne-Hughes Handicap
Class 6, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 7.97s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Taylor Fisher (3)
Joe Tickle
Settled third early - moved onto front-runner's heels approaching 4f out - went clear over 2f out - pushed along with a furlong left - fought off a rival's late effort to prevail by the finish
George Downing
David Evans
Handy from the break and eager to go forward - hit the front after a furlong and opened a big advantage - margin narrowed with three left to race - overtaken inside the final two furlongs and slipped to third with a furlong remaining - found renewed effort in the closing stages to close back onto the leader - edged out at the line
Joe Leavy
Ian Williams
Set the pace early at an even gallop - overtaken before the 1f mark and settled into second - urged along and pressed the eventual winner from 2f out - dropped behind approaching the final 110 yards and faded in the closing strides
Alec Voikhansky (3)
Jimmy Fox
Settled in the pack early - moved up on leading group from 4f out - pressed for effort 3f out - drifted right under pressure inside final furlong - hampered briefly in the closing stages but stayed on to finish fourth
Kieran O'Neill
Joe Ponting
Settled in the pack - pushed along 3f out to press the front group 2f out - lost ground from 1f out and faded through the final stretch
Gina Mangan
Sarah Hollinshead
Held up towards the back - lost touch with the pack and slipped to last approaching the final 2f - pushed along with 1f left and edged forward slightly - lost more ground close home to finish sixth
Pat Cosgrave
Ed de Giles
Settled towards the back - boxed in with three furlongs left - urged along with 2f to go - made modest progress inside final furlong before finding little more - dropped away close home
Elizabeth Gale (5)
Grace Harris
Settled towards the back - went wide entering the straight then lost touch two out - dropped away in the closing stages
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.