15:50
J&P Civil Engineering British EBF Maiden Stakes
Class 4, 7f212y, Flat, 2yo, C & G, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 45.02s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Hector Crouch
David Menuisier
Shared front-running spot early - clear in front from 2f out despite drifting left and losing fluency - held on well under pressure to prevail
Dougie Costello
Charlie Appleby
Settled towards back early - made steady progress from wide 3f out - into contention 2f out - drifted left under pressure into second inside final furlong - showed inexperience but kept responding to finish second
Joe Leavy
Brian Meehan
Shared the front spot early - gave way over 2f out and followed the winner - couldn't find more when dropped to third inside the final furlong - eased back through the field late finishing third
Paul Mulrennan
Ed Walker
Sluggish start settling towards the rear - closer on the rail approaching 3f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong - kept going but lacked the speed to get on terms - finished fourth beaten 2¼ lengths
Silvestre De Sousa
William Knight
Sat close to the pace - pushed along and lost ground inside final furlong - finished 5th
Andrew Mullen
Hugo Palmer
Sluggish start - settled at the back before improving wide to sit behind the front group 3f out - driven approaching 2f out and dropped away to finish sixth
P J McDonald
Tom Dascombe
Held up towards rear - under pressure by halfway and unable to build momentum - well held in 7th
Rowan Scott
K R Burke
Held up towards the back early - driven into contention 5f out but fell adrift 3f out - finished well behind in 8th
Jonny Peate
Gary Hanmer
Settled just off the front group early - inside station held into midrace - asked for effort with 3f left - lost touch approaching final 2f - trailed home well beaten
Non-runners: Helios Path (unsuitable ground), Noble Journey (vet's certificate, scoped wrong)
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.