17:30
Happy Birthday Sveta Handicap
Class 6, 1m31y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-60, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 41.77s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Edward Greatrex
Ollie Sangster
Handy early - hit front with driving needed 2f out - rival came at close quarters inside final furlong - held on under maximum pressure to prevail
Rossa Ryan
Jane Chapple-Hyam
Settled midway - moved onto front pair's heels approaching 2f out - into second with a furlong left and fighting for the win - couldn't quite find more close home and edged out by a short head
Ross Coakley
Hugo Palmer
Hesitant break and jostled early - settled at back of field - began to close from 2f out - up to challenge leading group inside final furlong - held for third late
Kieren Fox
Tony Carroll
Held handy early - closed on front group with a furlong left - stayed on but couldn't match the top three late - fourth at the line
Hector Crouch
Ollie Sangster
Held in mid-pack - urged forward two out - driven inside final furlong and stayed on to finish fifth
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Settled in the pack early - urged forward to close on the front group with 2f left - driven approaching the final furlong before fading late to finish sixth
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Settled in the pack - made ground on the front group after halfway before drifting wide and losing pace with a furlong left - dropped away inside the final 110yds to finish seventh
Rhys Clutterbuck
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled in the pack - shifted ground and made progress 2f out - lost touch inside final furlong and faded to finish 8th
Finley Marsh
Karen Jewell
Held up early - slipped to last approaching 2f out - lost touch with the field and finished well beaten
Sam Hitchcott
Adam Kirby
Poor break - settled towards the back - pushed along to close in 2f out - drifted inside the last furlong then faded
Silvestre De Sousa
Peter Chapple-Hyam
Up with the front group early - moved to the front before long - under pressure 3f out - passed and in trouble 2f out - fell away to finish 11th
Tom Marquand
Jack Channon
Settled in the pack - shifted wide and improved position over 2f out - lost momentum inside final 2f and slipped back through the field
Sean D Bowen
Richard Phillips
Settled just behind the leader early - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground quickly through the closing stages
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Sluggish start - settled at the back - pushed along with a furlong left - lost touch and trailed home well beaten
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.