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Class 6, 1m5y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-55, 12 runners
Winning time 1m 43.01s
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Result
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Hesitant start - settled mid-pack - closed on front-runners with 2f left - locked in battle for second entering last furlong - kept finding through the line to grab first on the line
Alex Jary (3)
Linda Perratt
Slow to break - settled at the back of the field - gradual progress from 3f out - biding time for a gap in the closing stages - threaded through inside the final 110yds to hit the front - caught on the line and denied by a short head
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Settled in the pack early - moved through on the outer from 3f out to hit the front just past a furlong out - shaken up when overtaken inside the final 110yds - couldn't find more and eased back to third close home
Warren Fentiman (5)
Alan Brown
Handy early - hit front over 2f out but overtaken with a furlong left - lost ground in closing stages and could not quicken again
Rowan Scott
Donald Whillans
Held up at the back - nudged into contention approaching final furlong - stayed on into fifth behind the front four
Tom Eaves
Ivan Furtado
Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on but unable to close in final stages - finished 6th
Aiden Brookes (3)
Lizzie Quinlan
Handy in the pack early - driven approaching 3f out then lost place from 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish seventh
Jason Hart
Donald Whillans
Set the pace early - lost the advantage nearing halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left - faded through the final furlong
Cam Hardie
Peter Niven
Settled towards the back - lost touch from 2f out - dropped away late
Amie Waugh (3)
Tracy Waggott
Held up at the back - lacking pace and toiling from the final furlong - finished down the field in 10th
Jack Mitchell
Mark Rimell
Held a forward spot early - lost momentum with 2f left - faded to the back inside the final furlong to finish 11th
Rhys Elliott (5)
Michael Dods
Held up handy in the pack - asked for effort over 2f out - lost touch soon after - dropped away in final furlong to finish well held
Non-runners: Blue Seeker (self certificate, abscess), Woodshaw (withdrawn; upset in stalls)
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.