16:45
Happy Birthday Mark Blair Handicap
Class 6, 7f6y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 25.36s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Billy Garritty
Jedd O'Keeffe
Set the pace from the start - drifted left under pressure inside the final furlong - stayed on well to hold the field
Rowan Scott
Tristan Davidson
Sat behind the front two - moved into second inside the final furlong - stayed on but unable to get up - beaten a half length into 2nd
Zak Wheatley (3)
Declan Carroll
Checked and moved left at the start - settled at the rear - strong run up the inner from 1f out - stayed on inside the final furlong but couldn't close on the front two to finish third
Pat Cosgrave
James Owen
Went wide from the off - shadowed the leader before being asked for effort with 2f left - dropped from second and faded in the closing stages to finish 4th beaten 2½ lengths
David Allan
Geoffrey Harker
Sluggish start - settled midpack wide on the inner - fourth and asked for effort straightening up - shifted out then driven approaching 2f out - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish 5th
Dale Swift
Seb Spencer
Struggled for pace at the back - pushed along with modest progress on the inside in the final furlong - well held in 6th
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr
Held up towards the back - swung wide into the straight - made no impact - finished 7th
David Nolan
Danny Brooke
Sluggish start - settled towards the back - unable to challenge - finished well held in 8th
Warren Fentiman (5)
Gemma Tutty
Wide throughout - held up back in the pack - unable to land a blow - well held in 9th
Aiden Brookes (3)
Micky Hammond
Sat close to the front group early - driven approaching halfway then lost touch entering the home bend - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Groundsman (self certificate, infected foot), Langholm (self certificate, off feed)
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.