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Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Handicap (Div 2)
Class 4, 6f12y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 11.05s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Sluggish start - held towards the back - pushed along wide with two furlongs left - found another gear in the final furlong to get up right at the finish
Dougie Costello
Tony Carroll
Raced in midfield wide - pushed along and lost a little ground two out - rallied to share advantage entering the last furlong while drifting off a true line - overhauled near the line but stayed on gamely for second
David Egan
Charles Hills
Handy early - hit the front soon after - driven along 2f out - challenged strongly inside final furlong - stayed on into third
Kieran O'Neill
Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Went straight to the front - quickly overtaken but stayed close up - pushed along with 2f left - well placed entering the final furlong - then lost position before finishing on well enough for 4th
Tom Marquand
Tony Carroll
Tracked the pace - travelling strongly with 2f left before hampered for room approaching the final furlong - stayed on in the closing stages to finish fifth beaten 3 lengths
George Wood
Roger Teal
Travelled with eagerness up with the pace on the outer - pushed along and lost touch with the front two furlongs out - rallied to near-level position entering the final furlong - then found nothing more and finished sixth
Kyle Strydom
Dylan Cunha
Settled just off the pace on the rail - squeezed for space and losing ground under pressure inside the final furlong - responded to finish 7th beaten 4 lengths
Finley Marsh
Adrian Wintle
Hampered start - settled midfield close to rail - traveling strongly 2f out - squeezed for space in final furlong but stayed on to finish 8th
Billy Loughnane
Brian Meehan
Dwelt at the start - dropped to the back of the field and nudged for stride - always out of contention and finished ninth
Laura Pearson
John Ryan
Held up towards the back on the rail - nudged for effort then dropped away with 3f left - eventually well beaten in 10th
Non-runners: Harry's Halo (unsuitable ground), Loving Apprentice (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.