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I Love Julie Parkes Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2)
Class 4, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-78, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 10.42s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Billy Garritty
Liam Bailey
Settled midfield early - improved into contention approaching 2f out - drifted left as driven closer to the front with a furlong left - hit the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to score
Billy Loughnane
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Tracked front group early - driven approaching 2f out - squeezed for space and dropped a place with a furlong left - urged on again - kept responding late to finish second without threatening the winner
Silvestre De Sousa
Ross Burdon
Set the pace early - driven approaching 3f out and put under pressure as rivals closed inside final 2f - overtaken with a furlong left - unable to find more to the line finishing third
Alex Jary (5)
Nigel Tinkler
Sat close up early - roused to challenge over 2f out and hit front briefly inside final furlong - overtaken soon after - weakened in the closing stages to finish fourth
Archie Young (5)
Edward Bethell
Settled at the back - rousted up approaching the final 2f - unable to make any meaningful inroads and finished fifth
Thomas Greatrex
Richard Hannon
Settled midpack early - urged forward with 3f left - lost ground steadily inside final furlong - finished 6th beaten 7 lengths
P J McDonald
Geoff Oldroyd
Held up in the pack - urged forward with over 2f left - found nothing under pressure - beaten home in 7th
Tom Marquand
Sam England
Slow into stride - settled towards back then driven up to shorten gap 2f out - urged inside final furlong but outpaced finishing eighth
Aiden Brookes (3)
John Norton
Held up towards the back - nudged for effort with over 2f left - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Jodhpur Blue (unsuitable ground), Obito (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.