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Racing Value At bet365 Handicap (Div 2)
Class 5, 7f36y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 27.23s
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Result
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
Settled midfield early - moved wide entering the straight and began closing - hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win
Liam Wright (5)
Hugo Palmer
Tracked front group from wide - urged forward two out - moved into second inside the final furlong - held on at an even effort to finish second
Jack Mitchell
David Loughnane
Sluggish start - eager and towards rear early - made ground wide inside final two furlongs - driven on to close late - edged closest to 3rd but couldn't reach 2nd
Pat Cosgrave
David Evans
Held up eagerly behind the front group - moved wide entering the straight then boxed in and shifted course a furlong out - stayed on well inside the final furlong - dropped from third close home to finish fourth
Stevie Donohoe
Richard Fahey
Checked and moved left early - settled towards the back - made progress over a furlong out - finished with some awkwardness but stayed on to take 5th
William Cox
Archie Watson
Sat close to the pace early - hit the front two furlongs out but was overtaken with a furlong to run - dropped away late to finish sixth
Taylor Fisher (3)
Mark Loughnane
Settled in the pack towards the rail - shifted wide entering straight and made progress into contention over a furlong out - lost ground close home to finish 7th
Mikkel Mortensen (5)
Scott Dixon
Set the pace early - under pressure 3f out and overtaken 2f out - dropped away entering the straight - faded fast under urging - well beaten at the finish
Kieran O'Neill
Fergal O'Brien
Dropped towards rear early - lost touch with the field - well beaten and given an easy time inside the final 3f - finished 9th
Non-runners: Wyvern (off feed)
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.