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Arc 1MILLION Bonus Bigger Than Ever Handicap (Div 2)
Class 6, 5f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 0.00s
- Going
- Standard To Slow
- Surface
- AW
Result
Oisin McSweeney
Daniel James Murphy
Settled behind pace early - shifted left approaching halfway then hit front and drifted to the inside rail inside final furlong - driven out to assert and win
William Pyle (3)
Tracy Waggott
Away a fraction tardy - held up towards the back - moved through under a furlong out to be second - stayed on well but no match for winner
Shay Farmer (7)
Brian Ellison
Held up near the rail towards the back - pushed along at halfway - hampered for room and moved left inside the final furlong - finished with purpose to grab 3rd close home
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan
Set the pace along the rail - pressed and overtaken approaching final furlong - unable to find more late and edged out for third close home finishing 4th
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Tracked the front group - driven forward from halfway - found little inside the final furlong
Mark Winn
Paul Midgley
Tracked pace on the wide flank early - pressed for effort approaching the closing stages - lost momentum inside final furlong - eventually finished sixth beaten 4¼ lengths
Sean Kirrane
Michael Dods
Settled just off the front group near the rail - urged forward at halfway - fading when clipped inside final 2f - eventually well held in 7th
Cam Hardie
Ian McInnes
Held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - finished 8th beaten 7½ lengths
Kaiya Fraser
Linda Perratt
Held up at the back - never troubled the front end - finished ninth
Non-runners: Jeany May (self certificate, other)
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.