17:00
Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap (Str)
Class 4, 1m, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-85, 15 runners
Winning time 1m 44.10s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Settled in the pack early - moved out and made ground to reach contention approaching 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - drifted left under pressure close home - kept going to score
Jamie Spencer
Richard Hannon
Settled towards the back - made steady progress from over 2f out - driven approaching the final furlong - third with a furlong left - stayed on to finish second narrowly behind the winner
Finley Marsh
Jack Channon
Settled towards the back early - driven up and made progress over 2f out after moving to the outside - urged on with a furlong to go - into 3rd inside the final furlong - kept on to the line but lacked the speed to get closer - finished 3rd beaten a length
Daniel Tudhope
Clive Cox
Held up in midfield - shifted left seeking room over a furlong out and stayed on - finished fourth without gaining further ground
Rob Hornby
Tom Ward
Handy early - shifted off the rail to hit the front approaching the furlong pole then pushed along - lost the advantage soon after and dropped away to finish fifth
Faye McManoman
Nigel Tinkler
Went straight to the front - pushed along approaching 2f out - overtaken soon after and dropped away to finish sixth
Hector Crouch
Ian Williams
Slow to break - driven from off the pace with 2f left and finished with some effort - kept up under continued urging inside final furlong - eventually seventh
Jack Callan (5)
Grace Harris
Slow to break - settled midfield - urged forward with 2f left - made no impact - beaten a long way home
Sean D Bowen
Dominic Ffrench Davis
Tracked the pace early - roused with two furlongs left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished ninth
Sam Hitchcott
James Horton
Sat handy in the pack early - urged forward with three furlongs left - knocked off stride approaching the final furlong and dropped away
Charles Bishop
Warren Greatrex
Settled midfield early - dropped back before 2f out - faded fast to finish well beaten in 11th
Cieren Fallon
Martyn Meade
Towards the rear of the main bunch - shoved up approaching 2f out but made no mark on the leaders and checked over 1f out - faded to finish 12th
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Sat handy behind front group - pushed along with 2f left - faded softly through closing stages - finished 13th
P J McDonald
Charles Hills
Faltered at the break - settled midfield - pushed along with over two furlongs left - faded quickly through the closing stages to finish 14th
William Buick
Ed Walker
Held up towards the back - struggled to find rhythm throughout - well beaten before 2f out and allowed to finish steadily
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.