17:05
Fenchurch Insurance Brokers Handicap
Class 4, 5f21y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-85, 8 runners
Winning time 57.34s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Jack Mitchell
Ross Burdon
Sluggish start and settled towards the back - lost momentum and hampered soon after - regrouped and made progress from 2f out - powered through to the middle of the track a furlong out - hit the front close home
Gina Mangan
Christopher Mason
Set the pace from the break - pushed along inside final furlong - drifted markedly left in the closing stages - caught close to the line for second
Liam Wright (5)
George Scott
Held up towards the back - fighting the bridle early - progress made a furlong out - well in contention entering the final stretch - squeezed for space inside the last 50 yards - unable to find more late and held for third
Pat Cosgrave
Richard Hughes
Held up towards the back - drifted right early and bumped a runner - closed on the pace approaching 2f out - well placed with a furlong left and pushed along - lost momentum near the line to finish fourth
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Settled close to the pace - still holding claims inside the final furlong - lost placing approaching the last 110yds - dropped away towards the line to finish 5th
Billy Loughnane
Tony Carroll
Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - lost ground and dropped away inside final furlong
Joe Leavy
Richard Hannon
Handy early on - squeezed for room and urged on approaching 2f out - dropped away in final furlong to finish seventh
Silvestre De Sousa
Phil McEntee
Settled towards the back - stumbled early on - shifted position approaching 2f out - unable to go with rivals inside final 2f - dropped away in closing stages to finish 8th
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.