15:53
Unibet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m48y, NH Flat, 4-5yo, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 19.50s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Miss Heidi Palin (7)
Dan Skelton
Settled off the pace in the pack - made ground into contention 10f out - moved up to second turning for home - hit the front inside the last furlong and edged away - kept on to the line
David Bass
Henry Daly
Tracked the pace - hit the front two furlongs out before being overtaken inside the final furlong - unable to fight back and beaten into second
Ross Chapman
Susan Corbett
Settled midfield early - improved into contention 6f out - pushed along holding third inside final furlong - finished a distant third
Conor Rabbitt (5)
Susan Corbett
Went straight to front - lost the advantage inside final 2f - couldn't quicken again in the closing stages - finished fourth well beaten
Brian Hughes
Jedd O'Keeffe
Settled towards the centre of the pack - lost ground on the leaders 3f out - stayed on in the closing stages to finish fifth
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Sat close to the front group early - lost touch with the pace 3f out - unable to close from there - eventually finished sixth
Sean Quinlan
Eloise Quayle
Sat close to pace early - poised to strike heading into last 2f - lost touch inside final furlong - finished 7th well beaten
Danny McMenamin
Brian Ellison
Held up towards the back - crept into contention 4f out - unable to threaten leading pair - well held at the finish
Ryan Mania
Paul Robson
Held up towards the back and wide - made progress into contention with 7f left - dropped away inside final 2f and finished well beaten
Peter Kavanagh
Jackie Stephen
Held up at the back from the outset - never a threat to the field - well beaten at the finish
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Fought for control early - settled at the back of the field - dropped away and finished well beaten in 11th
Non-runners: Mahler Park (self certificate, heat in leg)
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.