16:05
Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 3, 1m2f17y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-95, 10 runners
Winning time 2m 10.80s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Dace (5)
Ralph Beckett
Sat handy behind pace - hit front with authority over 2f out then asked for effort a furlong later opened daylight - idled slightly inside closing furlong but always holding rivals to score
Luke Catton (3)
Jim Boyle
Held up early on the wide side - stayed off the pace through the middle stages - improved wide of rivals approaching 2f out and moved into second - drifted left in the closing stages and could not trouble the winner
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
Held up with eager attitude towards the pack's centre - moved into contention wide out inside final two furlongs - into third but unable to close final furlong
David Egan
Ian Williams
Settled at the rear of the field - stayed onside and edged forward inside the closing stages to finish fourth - always outpaced by the dominant winner
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Sat behind the pace before being asked for effort 2f out - drifted left then faded in the final furlong - dropped a place close home to finish 5th
Oisin Murphy
Ed Walker
Driven from the off - dropped away through the field 3f out - no hope in the closing stages and allowed to finish in own time
Sean D Bowen
Brian Toomey
Went straight to front early - shifted towards the middle of the track in the straight - overtaken 2f out and pressed for effort - dropped away rapidly to finish seventh
Tom Marquand
David O'Meara
Settled at back of field - made no impact on the finish
Rossa Ryan
Alan King
Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort over 2f out then drifted left and dropped away quickly inside the final furlong - well held at the finish
Ray Dawson
Mark Loughnane
Checked briefly early - fought for head under restraint - settled at back of field - made no impression and dropped away well beaten late
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.