14:40
Edinburgh Rugby Handicap
Class 6, 1m4f104y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-65, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 44.98s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rowan Scott
Tristan Davidson
Fought for control early - sat close to the pace - roused with 4f left - moved right and made ground 2f out - hit front approaching last furlong and pushed clear to the line
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Settled with a firm grip early - up with the pace and edging offline after 3f - pushed into the advantage 3f out - continued to battle 2f out - overtaken approaching the final furlong - unable to find more in the closing stages - beaten narrowly into second
Ben Robinson
Adam Nicol
Settled mid-pack early - urged forward with 4f left - still holding a chance 2f out - responded inside final furlong to be edged for second
Amie Waugh (3)
Gary Rutherford
Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - held a midpack position - pushed along with 4f left - stayed close to the front group into the straight - weakened close home to finish fourth
Clifford Lee
R Mike Smith
Sluggish start - quickly went forward into command - pressed and lost lead 3f out - held claims 2f out before dropping away late finishing 5th
Greg Fairley
Katie Scott
Pulled hard early - settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 4f left and improved into contention by 2f out - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish sixth
Cara Tuke (7)
Iain Jardine
Fought for control early - handy with the front group before pressed for effort 3f out - dropped away soon after finishing well held
Andrew Mullen
Ben Haslam
Held up rear early - never landed a threat - trailed home well beaten
Oliver Stammers
Stephen Hanlon
Close to the front early - pressed for effort with 4f remaining - dropped away 2f out - finished well beaten in 9th
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.