14:35
Carling Handicap
Class 5, 5f10y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 6.62s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Matthew Lloyd Slater (7)
Tony Carroll
Slow to begin - held up early - pushed into contention approaching final furlong - hit front inside last 110yds and stayed on to win
Silvestre De Sousa
Michael Herrington
Dwelt at the break - held up towards the back near the far rail then stuck for space over a furlong out - finally found a gap and finished strongly to take second
Kieran O'Neill
Grace Harris
Slow to stride - up with the pace on the wide side and in front soon after - pushed along a furlong out before collared late and unable to quicken - third
George Wood
Rod Millman
Held up at the back - pushed along and made progress out wide with a furlong to go - stayed on to finish 4th
Oliver Carmichael (7)
Eve Johnson Houghton
Sluggish start - settled with the pack - pressed for a run inside final furlong but couldn't quicken - finished 5th beaten 3 lengths
Pat Cosgrave
George Boughey
Settled with the pack early - pushed along inside final furlong - unable to quicken - finished sixth
Alistair Rawlinson
Michael Appleby
Settled just behind pace along far side rail - pushed along inside final furlong - gave way in closing stages to finish seventh
Cieren Fallon
Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Went straight to front - lost command before the 2f mark - pushed along and dropped away from over 1f out - well held at the finish
Tom Queally
Peter Crate
Settled with the pack early - pushed along and faded from over a furlong out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Blazes Boylan (unsuitable ground, kept on), Distant Rumble (unsuitable ground), Rebel Path (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.