16:45
Graeme Allan's 70th Birthday Pension Scheme Handicap (Div 2)
Class 5, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 44.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Clifford Lee
R Mike Smith
Settled close to the front - pushed along with 3f left - drifted right approaching the final furlong - hit the front entering the last furlong and quickly opened up - stayed on strongly to win
Tom Eaves
Ivan Furtado
Went straight to front - pushed along inside final two furlongs then overtaken entering last furlong - couldn't match winner's finishing speed
Billy Loughnane
Jim Goldie
Sat handy behind the front group - pressed for effort 3f out - held in 3rd from the final furlong and stayed on to finish third
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Drifted right early - settled off the pace - pressed for effort 2f out - moved into 4th approaching final furlong but found little more
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Sat behind the front group wide - pressed for effort 2f out and outpaced - stayed on to finish fifth beaten 9.5 lengths
Mark Winn
Stuart Coltherd
Hesitant start - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left but unable to close on the front pair
Jack Nicholls (5)
Seb Spencer
Settled just behind the pace on the rail - lost touch approaching 2f out - unable to close inside final furlong - finished well held in 7th
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Drifted right leaving stalls - settled in the pack - pushed along 2f out and made no impression - out of contention before the final furlong
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Settled at the back - hard ridden from 2f out and quickly outpaced - drifted left inside the final furlong and finished a distant 9th
Non-runners: Perfidia (unsuitable ground), Quiet Resolve (self certificate)
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.