16:04
Ivor Laws Memorial Race Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 5, 1m31y, Flat, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 43.43s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Handy in the pack early - nudged to the front by a whisker with 2f left - opened up in the last furlong and kept finding more to the line
Kieran Shoemark
Ed Walker
Hesitant start leaving toward the back on the rail - driven and lost touch with the front two furlongs out - finished well in the closing stages to go down by four lengths
Kyle Strydom
Dylan Cunha
Sent clear early - pushed along and challenged 3f out before losing the advantage 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong to finish third
Aidan Keeley
Roger Varian
Held up midfield wide - pressed for effort with 2f left then finished well in closing stages to be 4th
Rob Hornby
Dominic Ffrench Davis
Settled towards the back - short of room and asked for effort 2f out - finished with late progress from outside in the closing stages - beaten 5.25 lengths in 5th
Billy Loughnane
Charles Hills
Tracked leaders on the rail - pushed along and lost touch approaching 2f out when moved to the outer - stayed on at one speed in the last furlong - finished sixth beaten 5.5 lengths
Jack Mitchell
Roger Varian
Settled towards the back on the inner - pushed along under three furlongs out - squeezed for space with a furlong left and again inside the final furlong - finished on once space appeared to be seventh
Saffie Osborne
John Berry
Held a midpack position - urged forward but lost touch approaching 2f out - kept trying inside final furlong - finished 8th
Georgia Dobie
Edward Smyth-Osbourne
Tracked pace-setter from outside berth - driven approaching final 2f and lost touch - held no more inside closing stages
Rhys Clutterbuck
Pat Phelan
Held up at the back throughout - no impact on the finish - well held in 10th
David Egan
Hughie Morrison
Held up in midfield tracking inside rail - driven approaching 2f out but unable to gain ground - eased away from contention late - beaten well into 11th
Sean Levey
Pat Phelan
Settled in the middle order wide - lost ground when the tempo quickened 3f out - nothing left in the final furlong to finish 12th
Kieran O'Neill
Pam Sly
Held up in midfield rail side - fighting for head early - asked for effort but unable to close 3f out - well held at the finish
Thomas Greatrex
Keiran Burke
Missed the break - dropped out last throughout - pulled up from 3f out
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.