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Ascot Racecourse Supports Debra Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap (Str)
Class 3, 1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 39.19s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Tom Kiely-Marshall (3)
James Evans
Settled in mid-pack - urged forward 3f out - boxed in and looking for space 2f out - finished strongly inside the final furlong - hit the front 110yds out and asserted
Alfie Redman (7)
Andrew Balding
Held up towards the back - improving smoothly 3f out - pushed along inside final furlong - finished strongly to snatch second close home
Jack Callan
James Horton
Held up towards back early - pushed along and made ground over 2f out - powered clear on outer with a furlong left - went in front briefly inside final furlong - overtaken close home and edged out of second late
Taryn Langley (3)
Michael Bell
Held up at the back - pushed along and drifted left approaching 2f out - stayed on down the inner in the closing stages - finished fourth
Jack Dace (3)
Oli Rix
Dwelt at the start - settled midpack - travelling comfortably approaching 2f out - forced right when boxed in with a furlong left - finished off the race steadily without threatening the front pair
Alec Voikhansky
Richard Hannon
Handy behind front group - flat out and boxed in with 2f left before finding room to the left inside final furlong - stayed on to finish sixth
Taylor Fisher
William Knight
Settled in the pack - pushed along with over 2f left - bumped briefly a furlong out - well placed inside the final furlong but unable to find more - held on for seventh
Harry Burns
George Margarson
Sat behind the pace - pushed along with over 3f left - drifted left approaching the final furlong - lost touch close home finishing 8th
Ryan Kavanagh
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Set the pace early - pushed along before losing command 2f out - dropped away quickly through the final furlong
Harry Vigors (5)
Hamad Al Jehani
Took a strong hold early - sat close to the pace and travelling nicely 2f out - pushed into the advantage briefly - overtaken with a furlong left - dropped away quickly late to finish tenth
Christian Howarth
Julie Camacho
Tracked front group early - pushed along with over 2f left but couldn't find more inside final 2f - dropped away close home
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.