17:35
Lay And Wheeler Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4, 1m6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, 6 runners
Winning time 3m 5.97s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Silvestre De Sousa
Ross Burdon
Set the pace from the off - drifted to the near rail in the straight - pushed along inside final 2f - firmly challenged approaching the line - dug in to prevail under maximum effort
P J McDonald
Andrew Balding
Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort and lost touch over 2f out - found renewed energy out wide inside the final furlong - flew home to be edged out by a whisker
Joe Leavy
Ed Walker
Settled at rear of field - made progress inside final 2f - edged into 3rd close home
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Sat up with the pace on the wide side - made progress from the outside 3f out to move into second before 2f out - pressed for effort inside the final furlong - dropped back to finish fourth
Cieren Fallon
Hughie Morrison
Sat close to leader early - pressed for effort and dropped back over 2f out while drifting left - faded from there to finish 5th
Paul Mulrennan
Simon & Ed Crisford
Settled at the rear early - asked for effort with 3f left - dropped away quickly and finished well beaten
Non-runners: Barenboim (unsuitable ground), Youthful King (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.