18:40
Fitzdares Telephone And Text Betting Handicap
Class 6, 1m3f99y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-58, 7 runners
Winning time 2m 26.54s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Tom Marquand
Georgina Nicholls
Set the tempo from the off - eased the gallop by halfway - injected speed with 3f left - driven out from 2f to go - kept finding more late to the line unopposed
Callum Hutchinson
Stuart Kittow
Settled towards the back early - made progress from wide 2f out to lead the chase - edged left under pressure inside the final 110 yards - stayed on to finish second beaten a short head
Hollie Doyle
Adrian Wintle
Sprung to front early - eased back behind the front group after a furlong - moved into second wide out with 2f left - pressed for effort inside final furlong but faded to third close home
Connor Planas (3)
Rae Guest
Handy early with the front group - dropped away 3f out under urging - boxed in approaching last 2f - drifted left inside final furlong to finish fourth
Fred Daly (7)
Pat Phelan
Travelling 3rd early - driven and struggling for pace over 2f out - dropped away to finish 5th
Charles Bishop
Karen Jewell
Held up rear early - never featured - finished 6th beaten 8½ lengths
Oisin Murphy
Tony Carroll
Handy early - moved into second after a furlong - dropped away with two furlongs left and faded to finish seventh
Non-runners: Fascinating Lips (self certificate, not eaten up), Mujid (self certificate, abscess)
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.