17:30
Royal Ascot Lunch Saturday 20 June Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m7f198y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 57.52s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Freddie Gingell
Paul Nicholls
Sat behind the pace early - improved to dispute matters two out - hit the front approaching the last - drifted left and lost the advantage inside the final furlong - dug in to get back up on the line
Ciaran Gethings
I Chanin
Set the pace early - challenged closely by 8th - lost fluency and lost front spot 9th - back in command after 3 out - driven along and matched 2 out - lost advantage before last - rallied to hit front with 110yds left before edged out in final strides
Cameron Johnstone-Baker (7)
Emma Lavelle
Settled mid-pack early - stuck in tight and denied clear passage approaching 2 out despite strong progress - driven out after the last and drifted left inside the final furlong - stayed on for third
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Sat close up early - pressed for effort approaching second last - stayed on same gear from final flight - finished fourth beaten 5.5 lengths
Chad Bament (7)
Jeremy Scott
Settled in the pack - urged forward before 2 out - couldn't quicken approaching last and held for 5th
Daniel Sansom (3)
Seamus Mullins
Settled in the back half - jumping errors at the 2nd and 3rd - made progress from 3 out - found little after the last
James Best
Jimmy Frost
Settled close to pace early - went up to challenge 8th and hit the front 9th - overtaken approaching 3 out - dropped away when hesitant 2 out - weakened quickly after finishing well beaten
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Settled towards the back early - blundered at the 8th and dropped away 3 out - retired before reaching the second-last
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.