16:00
Portobello Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4, 2m2f28y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-78, 8 runners
Winning time 3m 59.16s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rowan Scott
Tristan Davidson
Held a midfield position early - moved left and made ground from 3f out - hit the front briefly late on before edging clear inside the final furlong - kept going strongly to the line
Sam James
Dianne Sayer
Slow to start - settled towards the back pulling hard - made progress and moved left approaching 2f out - into second inside the final furlong - couldn't reel in the winner - stayed on to finish second
Elizabeth Gale (5)
David Pipe
Sat close to the pace moving well - hit the front over 2f out - drifted right under pressure a furlong from home - overtaken inside the last furlong and unable to find more - finished third
Rhys Elliott (5)
Ewan Whillans
Sluggish start - settled midfield - crept into contention over 2f out but found little inside final two furlongs - kept trying to close final furlong to finish 4th
Kaiya Fraser
Jim Goldie
Went straight to front early - lost command approaching 2f out - faded inside closing furlong to finish 5th
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Sat just off the pace - moved right approaching 3f out - lost ground inside the final furlong - finished 6th
Paul Mulrennan
Donald McCain
Settled towards the back - pushed to keep tempo 6f out - asked for effort on the outside past the 3f marker without gaining ground - drifted right and dropped away inside the final furlong
Shane Gray
Jackie Stephen
Sat close to pace early - dropped away with over 2f left - trailed home in 8th
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.