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Colette, Lynn And Rachel's 50th Birthday Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 3, 1m2f70y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-95, 10 runners
Winning time 2m 14.70s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Robbie Downey
Roger Varian
Handy in the pack early - shifted right and pressed on approaching final 2f - bumped with a furlong left - stuck on strongly to hit the front near the line
Shane Gray
Phillip Makin
Pulled hard early - settled mid-pack and close enough to the front group with 2f left - pushed to the front entering the last furlong - stayed on well but caught close home for second
Sean D Bowen
Eve Johnson Houghton
Settled in the pack - traveling well approaching 2f out but boxed in briefly - pressed forward inside final furlong - stayed on to finish third without catching the front-runners
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Slow into stride at back - urged forward with two furlongs left - stayed on inside final furlong but unable to close
Edward Greatrex
Ralph Beckett
Sluggish start - fought for control early while settled towards the back - made progress 3f out - pushed along 2f out - nudged closer late but finished 5th
Rowan Scott
David Loughnane
Went straight to front - drifted right approaching 3f mark - advantage narrowed with 3f left - driven to hold position 2f out - overtaken entering last furlong and faded to finish sixth
George Wood
John Butler
Settled in the pack early - pushed along with over two furlongs left before losing touch with the field - unable to make headway inside the last and well held in 7th
Sam James
S Woods
Settled at the back early - travelling fine with 2f left before easing across right approaching the furlong pole - unable to find further response inside the closing 110yds and beaten 6.25 lengths in 8th
Luke Morris
Richard Hughes
Sent off eagerly early on - tracked the pace up with the front group and pushed forward into contention 2f out - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish well held
David Probert
Hugo Palmer
Pulled hard early - sat close to the pace - pressed for effort then dropped away inside final furlong - finished 10th
Non-runners: Pride Of Donegal (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.