14:05
Coral 'Pipped At The Post' Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2f56y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 10.31s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jason Hart
Hugo Palmer
Went wide from the start before hitting the front after a furlong - sat close up behind the pacesetter - hit the front once more 3f out - lost the advantage inside the final 2f - pushed along and found renewed effort inside the final furlong to regain command close home
Connor Beasley
Alan King
Settled midfield early - pushed along and made progress wide with 2f left - stayed on strongly through the last furlong to snatch second - narrowly missed catching the winner
George Wood
Jane Chapple-Hyam
Settled just behind the front group early - moved up into second with 3f left and pushed into the advantage a furlong out - overtaken late and could not sustain the effort into third
Daniel Tudhope
Daniel & Claire Kubler
Settled close to the pace early - moved up wide of the field 4f out - pressed for the front 2f out and hit the top briefly before being overtaken inside the last - kept battling into the final furlong - faded to finish fourth
Tom Marquand
T J Kent
Settled towards the back early - made progress through the field over a furlong out but boxed in and had to shift right - kept on inside the final furlong - lacked the speed to get involved in the finish
Warren Fentiman (5)
Richard Fahey
Wide early tracking the front group - pressed for effort inside the last - faded to finish sixth
Ray Dawson
David Menuisier
Sluggish start - held up towards the back - improved on the far flank over 2f out before being pushed along and fading inside the final two furlongs
Pierre-Louis Jamin
Harry Eustace
Sluggish start - towards back of field - closed steadily along inner in closing stages to finish 8th
P J McDonald
Andrew Balding
Sluggish start - held up towards rear - nudged closer inside final furlong but no threat to leaders
David Egan
Michael Bell
Drifted left and knocked another runner early - travelled wide through midfield before dropping towards the back 3f out - no impact thereafter and well held
Oisin McSweeney
Adrian Paul Keatley
Sat close up early on the rail - hit front after a furlong then driven and lost lead 3f out - dropped away fast to finish 11th
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Sluggish start and bumped early - held up towards back of field - never involved - finished 12th
No. 15, stall 12
6yo, 8-4, OR 86
J: Andrew Mullen · T: Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
Andrew Mullen
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
Settled in 3rd early - urged forward wide of rivals with 4f remaining - dropped away inside final 2f - eventually well held in 13th
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Settled towards back of field early - never involved in the finish
Non-runners: Albany (scoped wrong)
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.