14:25
Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Flying Childers Stakes (Group 2)
Group 2, Class 1, 5f3y, Flat, 2yo, 10 runners
Winning time 58.96s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Oisin Murphy
Tim Easterby
Sharp break to the front - edged rivals towards the stands rail - kicked on with a furlong left and opened daylight - kept finding more to score untroubled
Tom Marquand
A P O'Brien
Settled at the back of the field early - made strong progress along the rail approaching the final furlong - moved into second inside the last - stayed on at an even effort but couldn't trouble the winner
Shane Gray
Kevin Ryan
Held up in the centre of the field - nudged forward from halfway - closed on the front runners over 1f out - moved into 3rd inside the final furlong - kept on at one speed to finish 3rd
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Hesitant start - settled towards the back with much to make up - shifted wide and finished with real purchase between rivals inside the last furlong - edged out for third - solid effort in the end
Ray Dawson
Grace Harris
Settled at the back of the field early - still towards the rear approaching the closing stages - shared 5th wide of the field - unable to find extra close home
Christophe Soumillon
A P O'Brien
Tracked front group early - pressed for effort inside final furlong - lost place in closing stages - finished sixth
Hector Crouch
Eve Johnson Houghton
Held up early - lost ground with rivals through the closing stages - crept closer along the rail in the last furlong - finished without threatening - well held in 7th
Jason Hart
Tim Easterby
Held up behind the front group early - checked and pulled back sharply inside final furlong - no room to recover - finished well held in 8th
Colin Keane
G M Lyons
Tracked the pace close to the inner rail - drifted left approaching the final furlong and a half - dropped from second and faded rapidly inside the last furlong - allowed to drop away once beaten
P J McDonald
Rod Millman
Slow to build pace and dropped towards the back early - lost touch with the pack through the middle stages - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Military Code (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.