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Close Brothers Energy Finance Handicap
Class 5, 1m2y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-75, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 47.69s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Warren Fentiman (5)
Richard Fahey
Settled midfield - pressed for effort with 2f left - moved through to hit front approaching final furlong - stayed on well to prevail by a whisker
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Settled towards rear of main group early - boxed in with two furlongs left before finding room - finished strongly to go down by a whisker
Rhys Elliott (5)
Liam Bailey
Dwelt at the start - back in the pack early - made progress into contention with 2f left - pushed along there - stayed on well up the closing stages to finish third close up
Sean Kirrane
Tim Vaughan
Sat close to front pair early - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground in closing stages to finish 4th
Oisin McSweeney
Tim Easterby
Held up early towards the back - pushed along with 3f left - couldn't close on the front pair late - finished fifth beaten 7 1/4 lengths
Greg Fairley
Iain Jardine
Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished sixth
Oliver Stammers
Grant Tuer
Held a slight advantage early - pushed along with 2f left - lost the front and dropped away inside the final furlong - eventually finished seventh
Jason Hart
Ivan Furtado
Sat close to the front group early - pressed for effort and faded two furlongs out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish eighth
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.