15:30
Hugh James Handicap
Class 6, 1m7f189y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 7 runners
Winning time 3m 27.12s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Connor Beasley
John Butler
Up with the pace on the wide side - asked for effort 4f out - hit the front 2f out - ground out the win from 110 yards
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Sat behind leading duo - asked for effort over 2f out to move into second - kept on but no match for winner and gave way in final furlong to finish 2nd beaten 3.5 lengths
Joanna Mason
Mark Loughnane
Tracked the front pack early - urged to maintain place at halfway - kept plugging on though driven inside the final furlong - unable to close the gap late
Faye McManoman
John Berry
Held up at back - driven and moved to outside over 2f out - stayed on to grab 4th close home
Andrew Mullen
Adam Nicol
Held up at the back - made progress out wide before 2f out to race 4th - driven and faded inside the final furlong
Billy Garritty
Micky Hammond
Held up in the pack - asked for effort with 2f left - found nothing under pressure - eventually home in 6th
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr
Set the pace early - under pressure with two furlongs left - swiftly overtaken and faded out of contention - finished well beaten in 7th
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.