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Greatest Worker Martin Spencer Finally Retires Handicap
Class 5, 1m100y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 44.89s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Shared pace early - tracked front pair from off the pace - reeled in rival 2f out - driven approaching final furlong - hit front inside final 110 yards and stayed on strongly
Lewis Edmunds
Lemos De Souza
Handy in the early running - pressed for effort 3f out - made ground through the middle of the track from 2f out - up into third inside the final furlong - closed into second but couldn't get on terms close home
James Sullivan
Tina Jackson
Involved in early argy-bargy for command - edged in front after a furlong and opened a big advantage - kept up a robust gallop before the margin came back approaching the final furlong - pushed along on losing the advantage inside the last 110 yards - faded towards the line to finish third
Kevin Stott
Geoffrey Harker
Handy in the early stages - pressed for effort with 2f left and edged into third a furlong out - lost that spot and dropped to fourth close home
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Settled in touch early - pressed for effort with 2f left then lost placing inside final furlong - dropped away close home to finish 5th
Paul Mulrennan
John Wainwright
Settled towards the back - crept into contention 2f out but faded when pressed - unable to threaten in the closing stages
Tom Eaves
Michael Herrington
Dwelt at the start - settled towards the back before easing into mid-division 3f out - lost ground final furlong to finish seventh
Connor Planas (3)
Philip McBride
Settled at the back early - lost touch entering the straight - dropped away inside final furlong - finished eighth
Joe Fanning
Julie Camacho
Settled behind the pace-setter with the rest of the field - lost ground into the chasing pack 3f out - well beaten from 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.