16:58
National Racehorse Week Handicap
Class 4, 1m1f209y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, 11 runners
Winning time 2m 16.98s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Cieren Fallon
William Knight
Settled with eagerness early - tracked the pace in tight order - moved upsides before 2f out - hit the front soon after - drifted right and needed urging inside the final furlong - fended off a determined rival in the closing stages - prevailed by the narrowest of margins
Harry Davies
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Settled in the pack - asked for room and denied it approaching 3f out - checked for space inside final 2f - moved right and gained ground with a furlong left - up to second entering the final stretch - closed hard over the final 110yds - kept battling to the line - denied by a whisker
Paddy Bradley
Jim Boyle
Set the pace early - pushed along and gave up the front over 2f out - stayed on but conceded the runner-up spot close home - finished third beaten just over a length
Pat Cosgrave
Jim Boyle
Sat close to the front pack early - urged forward with two furlongs left - driven out but stayed at one level from inside the final furlong - finished fourth
Hector Crouch
Hughie Morrison
Settled at the back - still with much to accomplish when asked to quicken 2f out - angled right over 1f out - ran on strongly inside the final furlong to finish closest of all in 5th
Callum Shepherd
George Scott
Settled with the pack early - urged forward on the home turn and squeezed for room approaching 2f out - drifted left inside the final furlong - held no more finishing 6th beaten 3.75L
Georgia Dobie
William Stone
Settled midpack early - pushed along approaching final 3f and again with 2f left - couldn't quicken and dropped away inside the last
Trevor Whelan
Henry Candy
Settled at back of field - pushed along and lost touch inside final 2f - came home well beaten in 8th
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
Held up handy on the rail - pushed along 3f out and drifted left approaching 2f out - dropped away final furlong
Sean Levey
Philip McBride
Held up towards the back - never involved - beaten well into the finish
Rhys Clutterbuck
Gary & Josh Moore
Held up in the pack - lost ground and toiling with two furlongs left - well behind approaching the final furlong - finished last of the field
Non-runners: Patagonia Girl (unsuitable ground), Silver Gunn (unsuitable ground)
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.