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Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4, 1m2f5y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, 12 runners
Winning time 2m 19.98s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Settled midfield rail-side early - travelling strongly 3f from home - pushed to the front turning in and opened up in final furlong - stayed on strongly to win
Andrew Mullen
Ben Haslam
Settled towards the back on the inner - boxed in with over 2f left - pushed through late to snatch second and finished full of running
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Held up towards the back on the rails - pushed along and lost touch approaching 2f out - improved into second inside the final furlong to finish third
Alistair Rawlinson
William Stone
Held up towards the back on the wide side - improving nicely into contention over 2f out but bumped slightly by a nearby runner and asked for effort - lost ground and gave best inside the final furlong
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Held up towards the back - pushed along and eased to the outside with 3f left before drifting right and interfering with another runner - lost ground in the closing stages to finish fifth
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Sluggish start - beaten off at the back and pressed for effort 3f out - shaved off a little ground late to finish sixth
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Tracked pace-setter on rail - pressed for effort with 4f left - lost touch and dropped away inside final 2f - finished 7th
Silvestre De Sousa
Ivan Furtado
Went straight to the front - pushed along and lost the lead approaching 2f out - dropped away from there to finish 8th
Rhys Elliott (5)
Michael Dods
Settled towards back on the wide side - lost touch approaching 4f out - well beaten at the finish
Tom Marquand
Eve Johnson Houghton
Held handy on the outer - driven approaching 3f out and lost ground - unable to find more inside final 2f - well held at the finish
No. 4, stall 14
3yo, 9-12, OR 87
J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Paul Mulrennan
Sir Mark Prescott Bt
Held a midfield spot wide of rivals - driven on then dropped away quickly with 4f left - well beaten at the finish
Cam Hardie
James Owen
Held a midfield spot early - urged forward and dropped away with 4f left - no response 3f out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Roarin' Success (unsuitable ground), Spirit Lead Me (self certificate (Girth Gall))
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.