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Happy Birthday Colin 'Spud' Stamford Handicap
Class 4, 7f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-85, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 30.97s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Connor Beasley
Michael Dods
Handy early - shortened gap on pace-setters two out - hit front inside final furlong and dug deep to prevail at the line
Grace McEntee
Micky Fenton
Went straight to front - lost command inside final furlong under pressure and pressed winner to the line - couldn't find more and just held off in second
Paul Mulrennan
Jennie Candlish
Towards the back - shifted towards the middle and made ground from 2f out - lost momentum over 1f out before responding to pressure inside the final furlong - kept on strongly but unable to get to the front pair - third
Oisin Orr
James Owen
Held up towards the back - improved through the middle from inside the final furlong and kept responding - unable to get on terms close home
Ryan Sexton
Julie Camacho
Settled in the pack early - improved position over a furlong out - pushed along approaching the final furlong - closed on the front group inside the last 110 yards - lost momentum near the line to finish fifth
Joanna Mason
Michael & David Easterby
Hampered leaving the stalls - settled at the back of the field - made progress on the outside inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish 6th
Sam James
Craig Lidster
Drifted right at the off - settled towards the back - stayed on late for 7th beaten 2.75L
Kevin Stott
Michael Appleby
Settled into second early - urged forward approaching 2f out - driven out with a furlong left - lost placing inside the final furlong and faded - finished eighth
Cian Horgan (5)
David O'Meara
Handy with the front group early - travelled on the far flank and pressed for effort with 2f left - found little and squeezed for room inside the last furlong - dropped away quickly and allowed to finish in own time
Mikey Sheehy
Adrian Paul Keatley
Settled towards the back - lost touch before halfway then eased across track under pressure over a furlong out - dropped away close home to finish 10th
P J McDonald
Charlie Johnston
Close to the pace early - driven and fell back after halfway then last approaching 2f out - well held at 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.