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Summer Sutton 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap
Class 5, 1m6y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-75, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 45.31s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Callum Rodriguez
Edward Bethell
Tracked pace close up early - urged forward approaching 2f out - closed on front-runner inside final furlong - hit front with just over a furlong left then faced fresh challengers from either flank - dug in to prevail by a whisker
Jason Hart
Ivan Furtado
Settled midfield - boxed in over a furlong out then eased right for room - driven late to close fast and go down by a whisker
Finlay Bassett (7)
John Mackie
Slow to break - settled towards back - moved up on the inside approaching 2f out - into third and pushed along with a furlong left - shaded out of it close home for third
Pierre-Louis Jamin
James Owen
Made the running early - fought hard for control in front - urged forward with two furlongs left - stayed on gamely before needing full encouragement - overtaken close home - finished fourth beaten three and a half lengths
Oisin Orr
Michael Appleby
Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort inside final 2f - kept on at one gear finishing fifth
P J McDonald
Geoffrey Harker
Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with more than a furlong left - lost ground inside the closing furlong to finish sixth
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Held up at the back - urged into effort with under 2f left - unable to close - finished 7th beaten 8¾ lengths
Sean Kirrane
Tim Easterby
Held up towards the back - urged forward with two furlongs left - unable to make any impression - finished eighth
Paul Mulrennan
Mark Walford
Settled in the pack - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away final furlong - finished ninth
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Held up towards back of pack - never featured in the finish - eventually well held in 10th
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.