17:20
Slater Menswear Handicap
Class 5, 1m5f26y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 13 runners
Winning time 3m 1.55s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Clifford Lee
R Mike Smith
Set the pace early - dropped into the pack - urged forward approaching 2f out - driven out inside the last furlong - moved into second briefly then rallied strongly to hit the front close home
Kaiya Fraser
Jim Goldie
Handy in the pack early - hit front with over 2f left - pushed along inside final furlong - kept battling but caught close to the line
No. 1, stall 1
7yo, 10-2, OR 70
J: Joanna Mason · T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward
Joanna Mason
Samantha & Jacqueline Coward
Settled towards the back early - made progress into contention with 3f left - well placed with a furlong to run before needing the whip - unable to find more late and finished third
Daniel Tudhope
Stuart Coltherd
Up with the principals early - nudged along 2f out - unable to quicken and well held by the leading three from over 1f out
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Settled just behind the pack early - asked for effort with 3f left but found little more from over 1f out - stayed on at one gait to finish 5th
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Sluggish start - settled midpack early on - improved position over 2f out before fading in the closing stages
Lauren Young (7)
Jim Goldie
Sluggish start - settled at the back - urged forward two furlongs out - drifted left with modest improvement inside the final furlong but unable to threaten - eventually finished seventh
Billy Loughnane
Jim Goldie
Settled towards the back - crept onto the scene from the outside with 2f left - lost momentum inside the final furlong - finished eighth
Jason Hart
Ewan Whillans
Went straight to front early - pushed along and lost command approaching 2f out - dropped away in a hurry - well held at the finish
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Held up early - stayed in the back markers throughout - dropped away from contention with two furlongs left - finished tenth
No. 3, stall 13
7yo, 10-1, OR 69
J: Oisin Orr · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Oisin Orr
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled towards the back of the field - pushed along and losing touch with the pace over 2f out - well beaten in 11th
David Egan
R Mike Smith
Stood up a fraction at the off - handy early on - lost ground under 2f out and dropped away tamely thereafter
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Held up in midfield - pushed along 4f out and quickly in trouble - dropped right away - drifted left over 1f out and finished a distant 13th
Non-runners: Fleur De Mer (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.