14:40
Dubai Duty Free Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 11 runners
Winning time 2m 10.57s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Daniel Muscutt
Harry Eustace
Held up towards the back - moved to the inner and made progress 3f out - found a gap to reach 4th 2f out and closed on the front-runner - drove on to hit the front close home
Daniel Tudhope
John & Thady Gosden
Slow to break - settled towards the back - made steady progress before the 2f marker - pushed to the front approaching the final furlong - drifted right under pressure - kept going to the line - overtaken close home for the runner-up spot
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Held a midfield position - asked for effort with 3f remaining - made headway on the inner approaching the last - moved into 3rd late but never reached the leading two
Rhys Clutterbuck
Eve Johnson Houghton
Set the early gallop - pushed along with 2f left - overtaken approaching the final furlong - knocked sideways and dropped back inside the last furlong - stayed on at an even effort in 4th
Jack Callan (5)
George Boughey
Held a midfield spot - urged forward with 3f left - kept on without gaining ground - finished 5th
Tom Marquand
Tom Ward
Handy in the pack - driven with over 2f out but unable to threaten and knocked off stride inside final furlong - dropped away to finish sixth
Sean D Bowen
Owen Burrows
Sat close to the pace - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on before fading final 110 yards - finished seventh
Cieren Fallon
Alan King
Held up early and slipped towards the back - still within range at halfway - briefly found some momentum outside the final 3f - asked for more approaching 2f out but unable to find any and finished well held
P J McDonald
James Horton
Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with over two furlongs left - dropped away approaching the final furlong - finished ninth
William Buick
Roger Varian
Held in the pack early - urged for effort with 3f left - found nothing in the closing stages - well beaten in 10th
Jamie Spencer
K R Burke
Held up behind the pace - urged forward with three furlongs left - soon weakened and fell back rapidly - eventually well beaten in 11th
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.