16:40
Cherryfield (Croydon) Lester Piggott Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 15.88s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rowan Scott
Charlie Johnston
Sat close to the front pack early - nudged into second spot with two furlongs left before hitting the front inside the last - stayed strong to the line
Rose Dawes (5)
Jack Channon
Handy early - hit front with 4f left - pushed along inside final furlong - overtaken near the line and unable to reel in winner but battled on for second
Jack Nicholls (5)
K R Burke
Sent clear early - lost the advantage 4f out - pushed along and drifted left towards the far rail approaching the final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish third
Harry Davies
William Haggas
Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left then up to fourth approaching final furlong - kept on late but never in contention
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Sluggish start - settled towards the back - urged forward approaching the final 3f - crept by faltering opposition inside the last furlong - always outpaced and finished fifth
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
Settled towards the back - pushed along inside final 2f - made no impression - eventually finished sixth well beaten
David Egan
Dylan Cunha
Settled in the pack - pushed along along the far rail with two furlongs left - faded quickly - finished seventh
Ray Dawson
Roger Varian
Pulling hard at the back early - pushed along with 3f left then dropped away - allowed to drop right out before the final furlong
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Settled in the pack early - pushed along with over two furlongs left - lost touch soon after - allowed to drop away inside the final furlong finishing well beaten
Non-runners: Be The Standard (self certificate, not eaten up), Savvy Disko (unsuitable ground)
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.