16:05
Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap
Class 2, 7f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 6 runners
Winning time 1m 24.32s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Harry Davies
Michael Appleby
Settled towards the back early - made progress into contention from 2f out - hit the front but veered off a straight line and bumped a runner inside the last furlong and a half - edged sideways once more close home - kept going to prevail
Silvestre De Sousa
Andrew Balding
Sat close up early in second - hit the front over a furlong out - overtaken soon after - bumped hard and shifted right by winner inside final furlong - drifted right once more near line - stayed on to finish second
David Egan
Emma Lavelle
Settled at the back - progress from halfway - drifted right a furlong out - stayed on inside the final furlong without troubling the front two - third
Tom Marquand
Charles Hills
Travelled close up on the far flank in isolation - driven approaching the last furlong - lost momentum close home to finish fourth beaten 4 lengths
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Went straight to the front - overtaken with a furlong left - dropped away close home
Connor Planas (3)
David O'Meara
Raced close to the pace - lost ground a furlong out and dropped away - faded fast late to finish sixth
Non-runners: Benacre (unsuitable ground), Shah (self certificate, not eaten up)
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.