19:10
Fitzdares Sprint Series Final Handicap
Class 2, 6f12y, Flat, 3yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 10.67s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Edward Greatrex
Jack Channon
Hesitant start - held up towards the back - made ground wide from two out - pushed along to close inside the final furlong and got up close home
Kieran Shoemark
Charles Hills
Settled midfield early - moved through wide to close on pace-setters approaching halfway - pushed to the front inside final two furlongs but overtaken and unable to find more close home
Lewis Edmunds
Michael Herrington
Held up towards rear early - improved into midfield out wide by halfway - made ground on the front group over 2f out - pressed for effort in the final two furlongs - kept on into 3rd but couldn't land the blow
Oisin Murphy
Rod Millman
Settled in midfield early - asked for effort with 2f left - found room and made ground on the front group inside final furlong - stayed on but lacked the speed to get involved in finish
Billy Loughnane
Brian Meehan
Bobbled a touch at the off - tracked the front group from a wide berth - moved up into second by halfway - asked for effort with 2f remaining - lost momentum inside the last furlong to finish 5th
Oliver Searle (5)
Rod Millman
Drifted left soon after the off - held up towards the back and lacking pace - improved out wide but veered left again over a furlong out then lost momentum inside the last
Tom Marquand
Julie Camacho
Held a steady position through the pack - no notable progress made - finished seventh beaten just under 5 lengths
Jack Doughty
Stuart Williams
Tracked the pace - urged forward before halfway - drifted off a straight course and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished eighth
No. 12, stall 2
5yo, 8-1, OR 78
J: Oliver Carmichael (7) · T: Eve Johnson Houghton
Oliver Carmichael (7)
Eve Johnson Houghton
Squeezed left with 5f to run - held up towards the back - made no impact through the race - finished ninth beaten 5¾ lengths
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Race in a wide berth early - hit the front approaching the 2f mark - pushed along and overtaken then dropped back through the field - faded late to finish well held
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Went straight to front early - settled just behind pace to midpoint and stayed in touch with the pack - under pressure and drifting left inside final two furlongs to finish well held in 11th
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
Settled along the inside early - unable to reach the leading group through midrace - under pressure and beaten in the closing stages - drifted left approaching the final furlong
Non-runners: Seraphim Angel (withdrawn; vet's advice)
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.