13:25
Virgin Bet A Good Bet Royal Mile Handicap
Class 3, 1m2y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-95, 6 runners
Winning time 1m 41.52s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sam James
K R Burke
Settled at the back early holding hard - improved onto the heels of the front group 3f out - driven into second inside the final furlong - hit the front close home - kept finding to score
Rowan Scott
Charlie Johnston
Settled in third early - moved up into second before the halfway point - hit the front over 2f out - pushed along a furlong out - overtaken close home and unable to fight back for second
Cam Hardie
Iain Jardine
Settled in the pack - urged forward with over two furlongs to run - lost momentum for a moment inside the final furlong - found renewed energy to close strongly through the last stretch - drifted right and clipped a nearby runner late but stayed on to the line
Harry Davies
Brian Ellison
Settled at the back early - urged forward at halfway - closing on the front group inside the last furlong - bumped near the line but stayed on well
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Settled second early - urged forward approaching 2f out then boxed in with little space over 1f out - moved left inside the final furlong - lost momentum near the line
Hector Crouch
George Boughey
Set the pace early - driven and drifted right when overtaken with a furlong left then lost momentum - slipped to the back by 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.