20:45
Saunton Sands Hotel Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4, 1m4f5y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-80, 10 runners
Winning time 2m 41.28s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Marco Ghiani
Emma Lavelle
Settled in the pack - moved left and driven up for progress 2f out - closing on the front group 1f out - hit the front close home and kept going to win
Silvestre De Sousa
James Owen
Slow to break - settled towards back - made progress wide of rivals after four furlongs - soon well placed - urged forward with three furlongs left - hit front approaching two out - battled on well - overtaken close home and unable to find more
Jack Mitchell
Alan King
Settled towards the back early - made progress from over 2f out - edged left and stayed on 2f out - moved into third close home - held that position at the line
Charles Bishop
Warren Greatrex
Handy in the early stages - urged forward with more than two furlongs to run - stayed the pace but faded close to home - finished fourth
Alexandra Egan (7)
Jane Chapple-Hyam
Held a midfield berth - asked for effort 2f out then edged wide a furlong out and stayed on without reaching contention - finished 5th beaten 3 lengths
Harry Davies
Hayley Burton
Tracked the pace - roused approaching 2f out - lost momentum in closing stages
Joe Leavy
Ian Williams
Tracked the front group early - urged forward with over two furlongs left - driven but weakened inside the final furlong to finish seventh
Daniel Muscutt
Owen Burrows
Set the pace early - came under pressure after 4 furlongs then lost command approaching 2f out - dropped away final furlong to finish eighth
Luke Morris
Archie Watson
Held up early - dropped away with 2f left - well beaten at the finish
Harry Vigors (7)
David Pipe
Settled in the pack - urged forward with over two furlongs left - had nothing left to give - allowed to drop away a furlong out - finished tenth
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.