14:20
75Media Edinburgh Gateway Gallop Handicap
Class 6, 7f15y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 29.93s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Connor Beasley
David & Nicola Barron
Handy early - hit front over 2f out - shaken up and opened advantage - kept finding more to extend margin late and won easily
James Sullivan
Ruth Carr
Went straight to the front - lost the advantage with over 2f left then battled on under pressure - unable to match winner inside final furlong and beaten into 2nd
Paul Mulrennan
Linda Perratt
Held up in the pack - boxed in approaching 3f out - shifted wide and driven with two to run - stayed on to take third close home without menacing the front two
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Settled in the pack - asked for effort with over 2f left and moved into 4th before the furlong marker - stayed on at one speed to the line
Greg Fairley
Gary Rutherford
Sat close behind front group early - urged into effort with 3f remaining - dropped away inside final furlong - eventually finished 5th
Kaiya Fraser
Rebecca Menzies
Held up at the back - urged forward with 2f left - kept going without threatening - finished sixth beaten 10 lengths
Jason Hart
Brian Ellison
Settled midfield early - pushed along with 3f left - unable to find any headway thereafter - finished well held in 7th
Ryan Sexton
Jim Goldie
Held up towards back of field - asked for effort over 2f out - found nothing - well held in 8th
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Sat close to the pace early - asked for effort 3f out - lost ground final furlong to finish 9th
William Pyle (3)
Katie Scott
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - failed to feature - finished tenth
Andrew Breslin (3)
R Mike Smith
Held up early - dropped away two furlongs out - well held at the finish
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer
Held a midfield spot on the wide side - urged forward 3f out - dropped away steadily through the finish - eventually well held in 12th
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.