18:00
Windsor Oktoberfest Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4, 1m3f99y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, 8 runners
Winning time 2m 32.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Clifford Lee
Michael & David Easterby
Handy early - shifted wide route in straight - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - closed to challenge inside final furlong - got up in final 110 yards to hold on
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
Went forward from a wide berth early - settled just off the pace after 3f - asked for effort turning into the straight - moved to the front approaching the final furlong - fully extended when overtaken close home but kept battling
Silvestre De Sousa
Simon & Ed Crisford
Wide and handy from the off - urged forward with 4f to go - held a spot on the wide side turning for home - driven to challenge with a furlong left - denied late in the last strides - just edged out of second at the line
Oisin Murphy
Rod Millman
Held handy early - fourth straight into the home turn - urged forward with over 2f left - asked for more approaching the final furlong then boxed in briefly - lost momentum before the line
Robert Havlin
John & Thady Gosden
Went forward from the off racing wide - hit the front approaching 3f - held position through the straight - pushed along when overtaken with a furlong left and squeezed for space as the effort ebbed - eased back to finish fifth
Tom Marquand
Jack Channon
Held up towards the back of the field - lost touch with rivals inside the final furlong - well held at the finish
Sean D Bowen
James Owen
Held up at the back - off the pace from 3f out - well beaten before the last furlong - finished a distant 7th
Alec Voikhansky (3)
Richard Hannon
Settled towards the back - nudged into contention turning for home before fading fast - well beaten from the final furlong
Non-runners: Mrs Twig (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.