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Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1)
Class 6, 1m1y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-55, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 38.78s
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Result
Neil Callan
Brian Toomey
Handy up front early - pressed for effort 2f out - strong finish through the middle from 1f out - hit the front inside final 110 yards and drew clear to score
Billy Loughnane
Jim & Suzi Best
Settled in the pack - roused 2f out and picked up strongly in the final furlong - moved towards the rail to hit the front entering the last 110 yards - quickly overtaken - kept on to finish second by 1½ lengths
Georgia Dobie
Craig Benton
Held up towards the back - shifted wide and improved into contention over 2f out - stayed on strongly briefly before fading close home to finish 3rd
Jack Dace (5)
Jim Boyle
Held up at the back - urged forward with over 2f left - drifted middle of track in the straight - finished with a late rally to be fourth beaten 2 and a half lengths
Paddy Bradley
Michael Attwater
Went straight to front - driven with two out then drifted left and lost command inside final furlong - faded to finish fifth
Charles Bishop
Tony Carroll
Settled midpack early - driven when losing touch 2f out - responded and made ground final furlong but squeezed for space late - stayed on to finish sixth beaten 3 lengths
Kieran Shoemark
Mark Pattinson
Settled close up wide early - upped tempo to challenge 3f out - hit the front inside final furlong - overtaken close to home and faded quickly - finished seventh
Jason Watson
Joseph Parr
Slow to break - driven up into midpack by the 2f mark - found progress inside from 2f out but boxed in and lost momentum a furlong out - eased away late to finish eighth
William Carson
Tony Carroll
Hesitated at the break - settled at the back - driven to close ground before the turn - drifted wide in the straight and lost ground on the leaders - beaten with little left approaching the final furlong - finished well held
Sean D Bowen
Laura Mongan
Held up handy early - driven approaching 2f out then dropped away - squeezed for space inside final furlong - dropped away to finish tenth
Liam Wright (5)
Stephanie Cassidy
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention 2f out before losing momentum inside the final furlong - faded late to finish 11th
Robert Havlin
Dean Ivory
Held up at the back - tugging keenly on going last after the opening furlong - toiling from beyond 2f out - lost touch late to finish well beaten
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.