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Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap
Class 3, 6f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-90, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 15.92s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Sat just behind the front group - asked for effort with over two furlongs to run - drifted left and went clear inside the final furlong - kept finding more to the line - saw off all challenges to prevail
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
Tracked the pace - asked for effort but boxed in over a furlong out - found a gap right and finished strongly to grab second inside the last 110 yards - narrowly missed out at the line
Sam James
K R Burke
Settled with a strong grip early - travelled close to the front - hit the front over 2f out - overtaken inside the final furlong then edged out of second close home
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby
Held up mid-pack under restraint - urged into contention passing 3f marker - driven approaching 2f out - drifted left in the closing stages but stayed on for 4th
Andrew Mullen
Rebecca Menzies
Sluggish start - fought for control early - urged along with 2f left - drifted left inside final furlong - kept on at unchanged effort to finish fifth
Connor Beasley
Gemma Tutty
Set the pace early - lost command approaching final two furlongs and pushed along inside the last - faded quickly to finish sixth
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Sluggish start - fought bit at back of field - urged along approaching final 2f - found gap and closed late but flattened out quickly - finished 7th beaten 11 lengths
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.