17:20
Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
Class 2, 7f192y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-105, 17 runners
Winning time 1m 38.28s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
Sat behind the front-runner early - squeezed for space with 2f left - kept finding under pressure into the last furlong - got up to win right at the finish
P J McDonald
Geoff Oldroyd
Settled just behind the pace - urged forward with 2f left - pressed for effort inside final furlong - closed to snatch second right on the line
Joe Fanning
Charlie Johnston
Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out and again inside final furlong - kept responding to the finish - overtaken right at the line for third
Oisin Murphy
Roger Varian
Slow to break - settled in the pack towards the inner - made ground from 6f out - pressed for effort a furlong out but unable to land the blow inside the final 75 yards - stayed on for 4th
Kieran O'Neill
Andrew Balding
Race up with the pace early - fighting for the bridle - pushed along a furlong out and drifted left in the closing stages - kept on to finish fifth beaten just over a length
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Settled with the pack towards the outside - dropped away two out - drifted off a true line approaching the final furlong - finished with late purpose but never reached the front rank
David Egan
Richard Spencer
Settled with the pack early - pushed along and drifted left inside final furlong - unable to match front-runners' speed in closing stages - finished seventh
David Probert
Clive Cox
Held up at the back - stayed on late inside the final furlong - unable to challenge - finished 8th
Joanna Mason
Hugo Palmer
Sat close to the pace pulling hard - pushed along 2f out - weakened inside the final furlong to finish 9th
Ryan Moore
James Ferguson
Held up towards the back - driven approaching final 2f and made modest progress inside final furlong - unable to threaten leaders and finished tenth
No. 17, stall 7
3yo, 8-2, OR 83
J: Hollie Doyle · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Hollie Doyle
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Settled towards the back of the pack pulling hard early - drifted left inside the final furlong - responded in the closing stages - always short of a share in the finish
Connor Beasley
Phillip Makin
Slow to break - settled towards the back - pushed along and knocked sideways with two furlongs left then lost ground final furlong
Jason Hart
Ian Williams
Slow to break - settled midfield - traveling comfortably around 2f out - pushed along and made progress before flattening out inside the final furlong
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Held handy early - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - eventually beaten 5.5 lengths in 14th
Aiden Brookes (3)
Hugo Palmer
Held up at the back throughout - never landed a threat - finished well held in 15th
Harry Bentley
David O'Meara
Settled towards the back - urged into contention approaching 2f out and drifted left with 1f left - lost momentum inside the closing furlong to finish 16th
Rossa Ryan
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Sluggish start - settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - drifted left approaching the furlong pole and boxed in - unable to threaten leaders late
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.