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Goughs Solicitors Handicap
Class 6, 2m1f24y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, 12 runners
Winning time 3m 54.13s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Hector Crouch
Paddy Butler
Set the pace from the off - edged away in the last two furlongs - kept finding more to the line without pressure
Charles Bishop
Lydia Richards
Sat close to leader early - pushed along with 2f left - held on for second unable to reach winner
Robert Havlin
Thomas Faulkner
Settled towards the back early - urged into the effort with 2f left and closed on the front group approaching the final furlong - into 3rd but unable to find more to the line
Finley Marsh
Mark Loughnane
Settled towards the back on the outer - moved through wide and pushed along a furlong out - stayed on inside the final furlong to finish 4th
Rose Dawes (5)
Sheena West
Held up towards the back - slipped to the tail 12f out - finished with a solid run wide but held for 5th
Jack Mitchell
Kevin Frost
Sluggish start - settled at the rear of the field - made progress wide out with 2f remaining - drifted left under pressure inside the final furlong and finished at a steady rate to be sixth
Taryn Langley (5)
Marcus Tregoning
Slowly into stride - held up wide in the field - moved closer to the front 5f out - kept on through the final furlong without the speed to threaten
Rossa Ryan
Kevin Frost
Held a central spot on the rail early - urged forward approaching 3f out then lost touch under pressure with 2f left - fading and squeezed for room with a furlong to go finishing well held
Callum Hutchinson
Neil Mulholland
Sat handy on the inner - pressed for effort and lost touch in 3rd approaching 2f out - fading and clipped over 1f out - eventually well held
George Wood
James Fanshawe
Pulled hard in the pack - lost ground and dropped back 3f out - made progress towards the front group over 1f out - severely hampered inside the final furlong and allowed to coast home
Sean Levey
John Butler
Sat handy behind front group - urged forward with 3f left - lost touch soon after and dropped right out
William Cox
John & Rhys Flint
Sluggish start - urged along early towards the rear - dropping away 4f out - well beaten at the finish
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.