15:50
Weatherbys Bettrends Handicap
Class 5, 1m2f50y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-68, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 11.11s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Callum Rodriguez
Edward Bethell
Sluggish start - settled towards rear - moved up wide to join front group approaching 2f out - pressed on to second inside final furlong and a half - hit front close home - drew away for a comfortable win
Sam James
Craig Lidster
Sat close to pace early - hit front 4f out and opened advantage 3f out - margin narrowed under pressure 1f out - overtaken and faded inside final furlong - held on for second
Alec Voikhansky (3)
Kevin Frost
Tracked the pace - moved into second 3f out then drifted left under pressure to be headed inside the final furlong - edged left again and made no further progress to finish third
Rob Hornby
Warren Greatrex
Sat close to the pace on the inner - pushed along and drifted left approaching 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish fourth
Billy Loughnane
Tony Carroll
Held up in the pack early - unable to make an impression through the race - finished well off the pace in 5th
Kieran O'Neill
Alice Haynes
Settled at the back early - driven approaching the turn - drifted left under pressure over the last 3f with no real progress made - finished sixth
Kieran Shoemark
Tom Ward
Held up in last - never a factor - well beaten in 7th
Duran Fentiman
Jennie Candlish
Fretting before the off - travelled with eagerness early and set the pace - driven up front before being overtaken 4f out - dropped away from second spot 3f from home - form gave way in a hurry - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Kaaranah (self 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.