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Racing To School Reaches 250,000 Handicap
Class 2, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-98, 19 runners
Winning time 1m 13.36s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Davies
Paul Attwater
Sluggish start - held towards the back early - progress made wide of rivals with a furlong to go - driven into command inside the final furlong and kept going strongly to the line
Fred Daly (7)
James Ferguson
Handy in the middle of the pack - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on for second without the speed to get closer
Cieren Fallon
William Haggas
Slow into stride - settled towards back of field - made progress with head raised over a furlong out - moved right and stayed on inside final furlong - grabbed third close to line
George Wood
Richard Spencer
Clear early advantage towards the stand rail - pushed along a furlong out then drifted left and overtaken approaching final furlong - dropped to third then slipped back again close home
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Tracked front pair on the near flank - lost touch two out - found a bit late but held for fifth
Dougie Costello
Kevin Ryan
Disputed front spot in middle of pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left - lost momentum and drifted right inside final furlong - eventually well held in 6th
Harry Burns (3)
William Haggas
Held handy through middle stages - asked for effort with a furlong remaining but found nothing extra - dropped away close to the line - finished 7th
Warren Fentiman (5)
Roger Varian
Held up in the pack early - given a squeeze for effort by halfway - never landed a threat - well held at the finish
Joe Leavy
Stuart Williams
Settled midfield through the early stages - unable to make meaningful headway - well held at the finish
Arron D'Arcy (7)
James Fanshawe
Settled towards back of field - couldn't land a blow - finished 10th
William Carver
Jamie Osborne
Settled through the middle of the pack - failed to land a blow and came home well beaten in 11th
Hector Crouch
Clive Cox
Settled up with the pace on the near flank - pushed along entering the last two furlongs - drifted right and faded to finish 12th
Rob Hornby
Michael Herrington
Held up in the pack throughout - unable to make further impression - well held at the finish
Cian Horgan (5)
Gemma Tutty
Held up at the rear - unable to land a blow throughout - finished well beaten in 14th
Elizabeth Gale (5)
Jim & Suzi Best
Held handy on the near flank of the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left - then quickly lost touch under pressure - finished well behind in 15th
Jamie Spencer
Charles Hills
Sluggish start - settled on the near flank - stayed off the pace throughout - well held in 15th
Ben Robinson
David Evans
Held up at the back - no impression made through the race - well held at the finish
Jim Crowley
Charles Hills
Settled towards rear along the stand rail - never involved in the finish - well held in 18th
Ray Dawson
Mark Loughnane
Reared and threw rider exiting stalls - took no further part
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.