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Silent Pool Gin Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m3f211y, Flat, 3yo, 7 runners
Winning time 2m 35.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Cieren Fallon
William Haggas
Slow to break - settled in 5th racing wide - found extra 3f out to move into it - hit front 2f out - drifted left under pressure entering last furlong - powered clear in closing stages to win
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Settled towards the back early - made strong progress from off the pace over 2f out - moved into second inside the final 2f and pressed on under pressure - flattened out close to home to finish second beaten a length
Rhys Clutterbuck
Gary & Josh Moore
Slow to break - settled towards rear - improved on inner approaching final furlong - stayed on to grab third close home
Luke Catton (3)
John & Thady Gosden
Sat handy on the inside - asked for effort with 2f left and lost touch quickly - kept battling to take 4th
Jim Crowley
Alan King
Sat just behind the pace to halfway - asked for effort and edged back over 2f out - found a bit late to reach third briefly inside the final furlong - unable to hold that spot near the line - faded to finish fifth
Harry Davies
James Owen
Keen to go with front group early wide - moved into second at halfway - under pressure entering straight - dropped away inside final two furlongs to finish sixth
Rob Hornby
Andrew Balding
Set the pace early - driven for effort before losing top spot 2f out - dropped away rapidly late - finished 7th
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.