20:30
Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap
Class 6, 1m4f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-60, 7 runners
Winning time 2m 39.54s
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Result
Kieran O'Neill
Nikki Evans
Handy early - urged forward with 2f left - reeled in front-runners approaching final furlong - hit the front inside last and drifted left under pressure late - kept finding to score
Gina Mangan
Fergal O'Brien
Set the pace early - pushed along approaching 3f out - lost the advantage inside the final furlong then drifted right while closing again in the last 110yds - couldn't find more and held on for second beaten a short margin
Jack Doughty
Tony Carroll
Settled at the back - angled into the middle of the track and picked up nicely from 2f out - kept on strongly in the closing stages but the front pair had flown third
Hollie Doyle
Mark Loughnane
Tracked front rank early - driven when challenging over 2f out - found little and squeezed for room close home to finish fourth
Aiden Brookes
Philip Kirby
Held up towards the back - driven for late progress inside the final furlong - stayed on without threatening the leaders - fifth at the line
Zoe Lewis (7)
Thomas Faulkner
Settled in the pack early holding hard - improved onto the heels of the front group approaching 2f out - pressed for the lead with a shot at it entering the final furlong - lost momentum inside the last 110yds - dropped away close home to finish sixth
William Carson
John O'Shea
Held up at back of field - lost ground with a furlong left - dropped away in the closing stages - finished 7th
Non-runners: Glenridding (withdrawn; refused to enter stalls), Twoforthegutter (self certificate, heat in leg)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.