17:00
Hamish Johnson Memorial Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 5, 6f12y, Flat, 3yo+, F, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 14.36s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Oliver Carmichael (7)
Eve Johnson Houghton
Held up towards the back - lacked pace early - drifted left entering the straight - up into third with 2f left - flew home in the closing stages - swept clear to score
Billy Loughnane
Brian Meehan
Poor break - settled handy - drifted wide in the straight - hit front over 2f out - driven approaching final furlong - had nothing left when overtaken close home
William Cox
Patrick Chamings
Shared the early pace - hit the front before halfway then quickly overtaken - tracked the pacesetter from 2f out under pressure - dropped back into third close home - faded in the final stages
George Wood
Roger Teal
Hesitant start and driven on early - dropped off the field after the first furlong - urged forward to close ground from halfway - onto the heels of the front three approaching the final furlong before fading
Rhys Clutterbuck
J Moon
Sent quickly into a handy spot - travelled on the far rail - lost placing by halfway and began to lose touch - checked while fading approaching the final furlong - unable to respond thereafter - finished well beaten in 5th
Alicia Perkins (7)
Mark Usher
Shared the early pace - drifted left and slipped back approaching the straight - beaten off before the furlong marker - eased through the field to finish sixth
David Egan
Martin Dunne
Missed the break badly and nearly downed tools - never a factor - trailed the field throughout - well held in 7th
Non-runners: Sapphire Princess (vet's certificate, bruised foot)
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.