16:15
Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap
Class 5, 1m6y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 47.91s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Sat behind the pace - pushed into contention inside the last furlong and a half to hit the front entering the closing stage - stayed on gamely to score
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Settled among the pack early - shifted right and made progress a furlong out - moved into second approaching the line - kept on but narrowly denied
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Settled towards the back of the pack - shifted right approaching the final furlong after being boxed in - finished strongly to snatch 3rd near the line
Hector Crouch
Ed Dunlop
Sluggish start - settled towards the rear of the pack - made ground into contention over 2f out - denied a clean passage a furlong out - squeezed for space late but stayed on to finish fourth
Tom Eaves
John Mackie
Dwelt start - settled at back of field - boxed in approaching final bend - found room and made progress inside final furlong but blocked briefly - stayed on to finish fifth
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Settled towards the back - shifted right looking for room and made progress over 1f out but boxed in - unable to find room and finished 2.25 lengths back in 6th
Oisin Orr
Richard Fahey
Sat close to the pace - pushed on to hit the front a furlong out but overtaken entering the last furlong - lost momentum near the finish to end up seventh
Joanna Mason
Ben Haslam
Hesitant break and behind early - pushed up into contention - boxed in with a furlong to run - knocked sideways soon after and unable to find more - finished eighth beaten 3¾ lengths
Jason Hart
Adrian Wintle
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - hit the front - pushed along and lost advantage inside final 2f - squeezed for space and unable to find more thereafter
William Pyle (3)
Kevin Frost
Held up at the back - held no chance from 1f out - eventually finished 10th
Mark Winn
Peter Niven
Settled close to the pace early - lost ground under 2f out - faded through the closing stages to finish well beaten in 11th
Oisin McSweeney
Adrian Paul Keatley
Settled towards the back of the pack early - dropped away with a furlong to run - finished a distant 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.