16:10
Midnite All-Weather Easter Classic Middle Distance Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2f42y, Flat, 4yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 2m 11.83s
- Going
- Standard
- Surface
- AW
Result
Sean D Bowen
Lucy Wadham
Held up at the back - looking for space with a furlong left - powered through late - hit the front close home to win eased down
Billy Loughnane
W P Mullins
Settled just off the pace - moved through to hit the front a furlong out - edged out close home
Rossa Ryan
Alan King
Settled midway through field - stepped up pace under 2f out - pressed on well inside final furlong - eased towards middle of track with real hope close home but held to just miss out
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left then found extra pace inside the final furlong - stayed on but couldn't reach the front group close home finishing fourth
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Dwelt at the start - settled at the back - roused 2f out - made ground inside the final furlong - plugged on without finding more to finish 5th
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Handy early - shifted across from 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out but faded inside final furlong - held on late for 6th
Jamie Spencer
Richard & Peter Fahey
Settled close to the front early - into second soon after the start - driven with over 2f left then lost ground in the closing 110yds
Sam James
K R Burke
Went straight to front - urged forward with 3f remaining - driven up once overtaken inside final furlong - found little room and dropped away close home to finish eighth
Edward Greatrex
Ian Williams
Held up towards the back - nudged into contention 3f out before losing ground over 2f out - dropped away close home
Grace McEntee
George Boughey
Settled in the pack - crept forward two out then lost place approaching final furlong - dropped away close home to finish tenth
Hollie Doyle
David O'Meara
Sluggish start - held up near the back throughout - lost touch under pressure in the closing stages
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie
Settled towards the back - lost touch over 2f out - dropped away late - finished 12th
Jason Hart
Hugo Palmer
Settled no closer than mid-pack - lost touch a furlong out - dropped away late finishing well behind in 13th
Saffie Osborne
David Evans
Handy in the pack early - driven approaching 2f out - dropped away rapidly inside the final furlong to finish well beaten
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.