17:30
Kennet Valley & Heros Celebrate Tullius Handicap
Class 5, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-75, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 26.16s
- Going
- Standard To Slow
- Surface
- AW
Result
Darragh Keenan
Martin Dunne
Settled in the pack early - shifted towards the middle third from the front turn - made ground on the front rank a furlong out - hit the front inside the final 110 yards and drew clear
Jack Mitchell
Ross Burdon
Settled towards the back early - began closing ground with a furlong to go - squeezed for space entering the last furlong - found strong finish over the closing 110yds - snatched second close home
Billy Loughnane
Mark Loughnane
Up with the front group - moved up on the rail approaching 2f out - hit the front 1f out before being passed before the final 110yds - faded to finish third
P J McDonald
John & Sean Quinn
Settled handy - boxed in with under 2f left then found a gap approaching final furlong with a live shot - kept on but couldn't quite get past in front
Paddy Bradley
Jim Boyle
Held a forward position early - drifted wide in the early stages - urged into action with two furlongs left - driven out a furlong from home - lost momentum inside the final 110yds but stayed on to finish 5th
Rossa Ryan
David Loughnane
Handy with the pack early - driven approaching final furlong - dropped away soon after - finished sixth
Luke Morris
John Mackie
Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken with a furlong left - squeezed for space and dropped away close home to finish 7th beaten 3 1/4 lengths
Donagh Murphy (7)
Roger Teal
Settled towards back of the pack - improved on inside approaching final furlong - squeezed for space inside last 110yds - lost ground late to finish eighth
Charles Bishop
Sheena West
Held up handy in early stages fighting rider for control - dropped away over a furlong out and needed urging - faded fast in the closing stages to finish ninth
Alec Voikhansky
Tom Ward
Held up at the back - lost touch a furlong out - found some late response to finish 10th
Alistair Rawlinson
Simon Hodgson
Held up at the back - lost touch inside final furlong - dropped away close home to finish 11th
Sean Levey
Tom Ward
Held up close to the pace - squeezed for space and driven on with 2f left before fading fast inside the final furlong - well held at the finish
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.