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opx.io Operating System For Continuous Improvement Handicap (Div 1)
Class 6, 1m14y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-55, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 34.87s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Mason Paetel (5)
Barry John Murphy
Held a handy position in mid-pack - hit the front 3f out - clear at the head of affairs with 2f left - shifted left under pressure inside the final furlong - kept finding more to score
Finley Marsh
Adrian Wintle
Settled towards the back through the middle - found running but needing room so shifted inside with 2f left - moved into second and drifted left - continued left approaching the last furlong - stayed on but unable to trouble the winner close home
Taryn Langley (5)
Jeremy Scott
Clumsy break and hesitant to get going - held up towards the far rail early - made progress and moved left inside the final furlong - climbed to third but no danger to the leading two
George Bass
John Gallagher
Held up towards the back - boxed in with little space over 2f out - moved up and drifted left approaching the final furlong - improved into fourth inside the last but was not a threat
Darragh Keenan
Rod Millman
Settled towards the back through the middle - made progress with 2f left - unable to quicken inside the final furlong - finished 5th
Kieren Fox
Tony Carroll
Settled behind the front group towards the far rail - lost ground with over 2f left - beaten with more than a furlong to run - finished sixth
Charles Bishop
Sue Gardner
Settled with the pack in the middle - made ground from 3f out to loom large approaching the furlong pole - lost momentum close home to finish seventh
William Carson
John & Rhys Flint
In front on the far-rail bunch - dropped away 2f out - a long way back by the final furlong to finish 8th
Joe Leavy
Richard Price
Held up wide early - tracked pacesetter - lost place a furlong out and gave way late to finish ninth
Thomas Greatrex
Henry Candy
Settled among the pack in mid-field - drifted left approaching halfway after briefly setting the pace - overtaken with 3f remaining - lost touch inside the final furlong to finish 10th
Non-runners: Miss Chester (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.