17:20
Mark Leather's 70th Birthday Handicap (Div 1)
Class 6, 6f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-60, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 11.37s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Handy early - shared front spot - urged forward before 2f out - found extra to hit front inside final furlong - driven out to prevail by a whisker
Mark Winn
Michael Dods
Shared the front spot early - pushed along and improving over a furlong out - flat out inside the last and narrowly beaten into 2nd
Cam Hardie
Richard & Peter Fahey
Held up with plenty of enthusiasm towards the back - urged forward passing the 3f marker and made progress - moved right with a furlong left - stayed on to finish third
Jamie Gormley
Noel Wilson
Went straight to front - lost command and driven along over 1f out as top two came at once - weakened close home to finish fourth
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby
Took strong hold in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - kept going without finding extra close home - finished 5th beaten 3½ lengths
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Settled with strong hold near the front - pushed along over 2f out - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish sixth
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Held up handy early on - shared front spot briefly then asked for effort over 2f out - weakened quickly to finish well held
Alex Jary (3)
Nigel Tinkler
Fought for control early - stayed towards the back throughout - well held at the finish
Barry McHugh
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
Held up early - never came into contention - trailed to the finish
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.