19:45
Book Christmas Day At Western House Handicap
Class 6, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 38.98s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Pulled hard early - stayed close order before pushed along and improving 1f out - stuck on to hit front near finish
Jack Garritty
Jedd O'Keeffe
Pulled hard early - upsides the pack through the race - pushed into the advantage inside the final furlong then edged out close home for second
Jason Hart
Tristan Davidson
Fought for early control - sat close to pace-setter - went in front with two furlongs left before drifting off a true line - overtaken inside final furlong - stayed on to finish third having been allowed to coast late
Harrison Shaw
Grant Tuer
Pulled hard early - went to front soon after and stayed there until overtaken 2f out - couldn't quicken again close home to finish fourth beaten under two lengths
Kaiya Fraser
Linda Perratt
Slow into stride - held up towards back before drifting left approaching final furlong - finished with running on well to take 5th
Daniel Tudhope
John C McConnell
Held up towards the back - improved but drifted left approaching 2f out - lost momentum in the closing stages - finished 6th beaten 3.25 lengths
Greg Fairley
Gary Rutherford
Settled in the pack - crept closer out wide with 2f left - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish 7th
Sean Kirrane
R Mike Smith
Sluggish start - held up in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - finished eighth
Connor Beasley
Darryll Holland
Held up in the pack - pushed along and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 9th
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.