15:40
Diplomat Hotel Handicap
Class 6, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 51.15s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Doughty
John Gallagher
Held a midfield position early - improved sharply after the 2f marker to hit the front - driven approaching the final furlong - kept finding under pressure to the line - allowed to coast in the closing stages
Aidan Keeley
Grace Harris
Settled around midfield - improved into third with 2f left - driven up in pursuit a furlong out - couldn't get past the winner and finished second
Charlie Tucker (7)
Bernard Llewellyn
Held up at the back - urged forward with 2f left and edged into third with a furlong to go - unable to find extra finishing effort and held for 3rd
Elizabeth Gale (5)
Bernard Llewellyn
Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along and dropped away inside final 2f - finished 4th
Lewis Edmunds
Bernard Llewellyn
Dwelt at the start - towards the back and nudged forward before modest interference approaching 2f out - no reaction to pressure thereafter and finished fifth
Molly Gunn (5)
D J Jeffreys
Slow to break - went straight to front before losing spot 3f out - dropped away steadily inside final 2f
Kieran O'Neill
Alice Haynes
Fighting for its head early - sat behind the front group - went to the front approaching 3f out - shaken up and lost the advantage 2f out then faded to finish well beaten
Joe Leavy
Adrian Wintle
Tracked leading group early - lost touch abruptly before 2f out - beaten a long way at the finish
Non-runners: Fifty Sent (vet's advice), Weston Court (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.