16:25
Franc James Ties Fillies' Handicap
Class 5, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, F, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 48.37s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paddy Bradley
Simon Dow
Held on tight to the bridle early - set the pace throughout and pulled well ahead inside the final furlong - home without a fight
Alec Voikhansky (3)
Jimmy Fox
Sluggish start and drifted right - settled towards back - moved out and made ground wide with a furlong left - up into 2nd inside final furlong but unable to trouble winner
Georgia Dobie
William Stone
Sat behind front group early - held mid-pack through middle stages - kept battling into final furlong to finish third - no real prospect of catching winner
Sean D Bowen
Ollie Sangster
Settled towards back early - improved out wide by halfway - made ground over 2f out to challenge for second - drifted right approaching final furlong - driven along and faded late to finish fourth
David Egan
Marco Botti
Held a central spot in the pack - asked for effort with over 2f left and shifted to the right approaching the final furlong - failed to find extra pace and finished well held in 5th
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Sat close to leader early - pushed along inside final 2f then lost touch and drifted right approaching the line - finished 6th well beaten
Callum Shepherd
Brian Toomey
Handy in 3rd early - driven to chase the lead into the last two furlongs - lost ground steadily inside the final furlong to finish well held
William Cox
David Evans
Slow to muster any position - remained at the back throughout - well beaten at the finish
Harry Davies
James Owen
Held up at the rear - driven and edged right approaching 2f out - no real impression made - finished ninth well beaten
Non-runners: Suzuka (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.