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Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap
Class 6, 1m7f169y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 26.65s
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- Standard
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- AW
Result
Robert Havlin
Neil King
Sluggish start - fought for control early travelling mid-pack - pushed along to hit the front inside the final furlong - edge shrinking close home - held on under pressure
Paddy Bradley
Jim Boyle
Held up in the pack - pushed along 2f out - eased right entering the last furlong - stayed on strongly to close on leader - denied by a short margin at the line
Gina Mangan
Fergal O'Brien
Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracked the pace close up - moved through into contention 2f out and soon pressed for effort - closed on the leader entering the last furlong - stayed on well but edged out for second near the line - third at the finish
William Carson
Tony Carroll
Settled off the pace in the pack - asked for effort with 3f left - stayed on to move into fourth near the finish without threatening the leaders
George Bass
Sheena West
Handy early - hit front and pushed along over 2f out before giving up advantage nearing final furlong - dropped away quickly after
Darragh Keenan
William Stone
Settled in the pack early - pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on without gaining - finished sixth
Georgia Dobie
Alex Hales
Settled in the pack - pushed along 3f out and edged closer inside final furlong - stayed on at one level to finish 7th
Rhys Clutterbuck
Pat Phelan
Held up at the back throughout - never able to get closer - finished well behind in 8th
Harry Davies
Michael Attwater
Held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - finished ninth
Callum Shepherd
Matt Crawley
Went straight to the front - pressed for effort with 3f remaining and soon overtaken - lost touch inside the final furlong to finish 10th
Non-runners: Coisty (self certificate, cut leg), Queensland Boy (self certificate, rash)
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.