15:45
Whispering Angel Handicap
Class 2, 7f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-105, 16 runners
Winning time 1m 25.82s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jim Crowley
John & Thady Gosden
Sluggish start - soon into a forward position - given encouragement 2f out - closing on the pacesetter 1f out - hit the front inside final 110 yards but immediately pressed - edged clear to prevail
David Probert
Andrew Balding
Settled towards the back - short of space with two furlongs left - picked up well inside the final furlong to close on the leader - edged out by a whisker at the line
Hollie Doyle
Archie Watson
Reared in the stalls at the start - raced up with the pace before hitting the front after a furlong - urged along inside the final furlong - put under pressure when overtaken close home - responded to the finish for third
Tom Marquand
James Ferguson
Held up towards the back of the field - found a gap from 2f out and stayed on strongly through the final furlong - unable to get to the front rank at the death
Jamie Spencer
Richard Spencer
Settled towards the back early - had a lot to find turning for home before improving from 2f out - stayed on strongly in the last furlong to finish fifth beaten 2.75L
Connor Beasley
K R Burke
Handy early - pressed for effort 2f out - couldn't match the front group's speed in the closing stages - finished 6th
Robert Havlin
Simon & Ed Crisford
Settled at the back - made smooth progress through the middle of the track from 2f out - stayed on to finish 7th
Mason Paetel (5)
James Owen
Tracked the pace wide of rivals - briefly second early on - pressed for effort over a furlong out and dropped back - faded inside the final 110 yards - finished eighth
David Egan
Richard Fahey
Settled in the pack - closed on the front group with 2f left - squeezed for space inside the last then finished on well enough for 9th
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Held up towards the back - went wide in the straight - pushed along with 1f left - finished with a late renewed effort to the line
James Doyle
Ralph Beckett
Settled off the pace early - lost touch with leaders 2f out - found renewed energy inside final 2f but squeezed for space in the closing furlong - stayed on to finish 11th
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
Held up towards the back - shifted a path out and made slight progress inside final 2f - lost ground close home to finish 12th
Connor Planas (3)
Hugo Palmer
Handy in first half - upped tempo with front group two furlongs out - lost touch soon after - dropped away in the closing furlong
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Went straight to front - handed up before a furlong gone and settled third - drifted wide 2f out and slipped back - held no answer soon after - dropped away steadily in the closing stages
Jack Nicholls (7)
Hugo Palmer
Settled around mid-pack - drifted wide through the field - urged forward approaching final two furlongs - lost ground under pressure into the finish
Mirai Iwata
William Haggas
Settled close to the pace - went wide entering the straight - nudged into contention 2f out before fading - lost ground fast in the last furlong - trailed home in last place
Non-runners: Fondo Blanco (unsuitable ground), Spirit Of Farhh (unsuitable ground), The Fingal Raven (unsuitable ground), Wolf Of Badenoch (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.