13:35
Virgin Bet Handicap
Class 3, 7f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 25.55s
- Going
- Standard To Slow
- Surface
- AW
Result
Callum Rodriguez
Hamad Al Jehani
Sluggish start settling towards back - progress made over 2f out - driven approaching final furlong - surged to front inside last - kept on well to prevail
Billy Loughnane
Charles Hills
Slow to break - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left and finished strongly to be second
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Set the pace early holding an eager grip - clipped by a loose horse at the halfway point - lost the advantage and pushed along 2f out - stayed on strongly through the closing stages to finish third beaten 2 lengths
Lewis Edmunds
Rod Millman
Held a midfield position - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - finished fourth beaten 2¼ lengths
Jack Dace (5)
Stuart Williams
Drifted left at the off - settled towards the back - pushed along a furlong out - kept on to close best of all late
Joe Leavy
Richard Hannon
Sat close to the pace early - improved under pressure to hit the front 2f out - overtaken and faded inside the final furlong to finish 6th
George Downing
Ed Walker
Settled off the pace - moved through inside final 2f before pushed along and drifting right - lost momentum in the last furlong to finish 7th
David Egan
Richard Spencer
Tracked the front-runner early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away fast and was allowed to finish steadily over 1f out - well held in 8th
Oliver Searle (5)
Rod Millman
Unseated after being bumped exiting the 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.