19:15
Sam Alexander Memorial Handicap
Class 4, 6f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-85, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 10.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Cam Hardie
Tim Easterby
Sat close to the pace early - driven approaching the furlong marker to move into second - finished strongly to get up right on the line
Barry McHugh
Ben Haslam
Settled midfield - urged forward around halfway to close in - drove up to challenge the front pack entering the final furlong - kept battling to the line and narrowly denied
David Nolan
Paul Midgley
Vied for the front - drew ahead 2f out - pressed and responded inside the final furlong - worn down near the finish to take third
Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)
Julie Camacho
Shared control early - lost the front 2f out under pressure - stayed on same gear to finish 4th
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Sat close to the pace early - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish fifth
Jack Garritty
Mark Walford
Shared the front spot early - driven to keep place before losing command over 2f out - drifted right and faded inside final furlong - finished sixth
Ethan Tindall (5)
Richard & Peter Fahey
Hesitant start leaving group at back - urged into effort with two furlongs left - lost ground final furlong finishing seventh
Rowan Scott
Alan Brown
Held up towards the back - urged forward inside final 2f - unable to close - finished eighth
Rhys Elliott (5)
Michael Dods
Hesitant start settling near the back - improved onto the heels of the leading group by the 2f mark - urged into effort with two furlongs left - lost ground rapidly inside the final furlong to finish ninth
Non-runners: Beyond Borders (withdrawn; vet's advice), Charlie Mason (withdrawn; vet's advice)
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.