16:55
Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap
Class 5, 1m2f42y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-75, 10 runners
Winning time 2m 20.28s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Result
Jason Watson
Michael Appleby
Held up in the pack - asked for effort before 2f out - eased over to the inner approaching the last furlong - powered home late to snatch it on the line
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Sat behind the pace - asked for effort with 2f left and well placed then driven approaching the final furlong to finish full of running - denied by a whisker
Lewis Edmunds
Jennie Candlish
Away smartly - sat close to the front-runner - hit the front approaching the last furlong - caught close home to finish third
David Nolan
Lizzie Quinlan
Handy early - shaken up to dispute front spot inside final two furlongs - driven out and stayed on to finish fourth by half a length
Jack Callan (5)
Hugo Palmer
Travelled strongly early - hit the front soon after start - asked for effort 3f out and lost command inside final 2f - kept responding to the line finishing fifth by three quarters of a length
Cam Hardie
Brian Ellison
Held up towards back showing eagerness - asked for effort approaching 2f out and made progress before final furlong - stayed on at one gait to finish sixth
Mark Winn
David O'Meara
Held up towards the back showing eagerness early - driven along approaching 2f out - stayed on at same tempo late - finished 7th beaten 2.75L
Aiden Brookes
Harriet Bethell
Pulling hard early - settled mid-pack - improved position before easing off the pace with 3f left - dropped away in the final stages finishing eighth
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie
Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - finished well held
Paul Mulrennan
Ben Haslam
Pulled hard towards the back - crept slightly closer before being driven after 3f out - dropped away and out of contention before the final furlong
Non-runners: Bintkend (self certificate, tied up)
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.