19:12
Paul's 50th Celebration Handicap
Class 6, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 14.04s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Amie Waugh (3)
Jim Goldie
Settled midfield early - made progress into contention approaching final 2f - eased to front inside final furlong under pressure - held rally to score
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby
Settled towards the back - made up ground moving left approaching 2f out - pushed hard at the front rank inside the final furlong - ran on well but denied by a head
Billy Garritty
Michael & David Easterby
Held up early - made ground into contention 2f out then driven to fight for 3rd inside final furlong - stayed on to finish 3rd beaten a head
Conor Orr (3)
Adrian McGuinness
Settled around midfield - moving well under restraint - pushed along a furlong out - kept on but lacked the speed to get involved in the finish
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Knocked at the break - tracked the pace into the race - driven approaching the final furlong but unable to find more - finished fifth beaten 4.25 lengths
Kaiya Fraser
Linda Perratt
Sat close to the pace early - pushed to the front just past a furlong out before being overtaken and losing spot soon after - dropped away late to finish sixth
Rhys Elliott (5)
R Mike Smith
Held slight advantage early - driven approaching final furlongs before losing front spot - dropped away to finish 7th
Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)
Grant Tuer
Handy early - hit front over 2f out then shaken up but soon overtaken - faded late to finish eighth
Non-runners: Annie Edson Taylor (unsuitable ground), Ramon Di Loria (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.