14:00
Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Leeds Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
Class 5, 6f, Flat, 3-5yo, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 13.30s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Joe Leavy
Richard Hannon
Handy early and cruising - hit the front with 2f left - opened up inside final furlong - eased down to score
Billy Garritty
Michael & David Easterby
Drifted right and clipped neighbour at the off - hit the front early - lost that advantage after 2f and settled back through the pack - urged on with 2f left - closed on the leader inside the last furlong - edged right in the closing stages - stayed on to finish second
Harry Russell
Richard & Peter Fahey
Held up in the pack pulling hard early - improved onto the pace over a furlong out - lost ground and drifted right approaching the final 110 yards to finish third
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Settled second early - hit front before 2f - driven when overtaken 2f out - lost ground steadily to finish fourth
Pierre-Louis Jamin
K R Burke
Knocked at the break - settled handily then stumbled a furlong in - driven up into second with two furlongs left - dropped away rapidly entering the final furlong - faded to finish fifth
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby
Settled towards the back and pulling hard early - lost touch with the pace over a furlong out - dropped away close home to finish sixth
Cam Hardie
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Held up at the back - lost touch three out then driven approaching final furlong - slipped to last inside it
Non-runners: Mind Over Matter (unsuitable ground)
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.