18:10
Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m6f34y, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 16 runners
Winning time 2m 59.32s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rossa Ryan
Alan King
Settled towards the back early - roused into contention approaching 3f out - pressed for effort with 2f to run - closed in to dispute matters - edged right but hit the front inside the final furlong - fought off a determined rival through the last 150yds - prevailed by the narrowest of margins
Oisin Murphy
John & Thady Gosden
Settled mid-pack early - moved smoothly into contention over 2f out - hit the front by a whisker inside the last furlong before being overtaken - fought back in the final 150yds - gallant effort denied in a photo finish
Andrew Mullen
Iain Jardine
Settled off the pace in the pack - dropped away 4f out - moved right and pushed along with 2f out - progress under pressure inside the final furlong - nabbed third close home
John R Velazquez
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Prominent early - squeezed for space on the home turn 3f out - pressed on approaching 2f out - moved right with a furlong left - stayed on through the closing stages - lacked the finishing speed to get involved
James McDonald
Ralph Beckett
Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - travelled up with the pace - hit the front 3f out - pushed along inside final 2f - lost the advantage a furlong out then knocked back when fighting to regain it - unable to reassert finishing 5th
James Doyle
William Haggas
Held up towards the back - still with much ground to make up 3f out - pressed for effort and losing touch over 2f out - stayed on without threatening from the final furlong to finish sixth beaten 4 lengths
Billy Loughnane
Hamad Al Jehani
Tracked the pace - pushed along approaching 2f out - asked for more with a furlong left but found little room and faded - finished seventh
Kieran Shoemark
Amanda Perrett
Held up towards the back of the field - driven approaching 2f out - lost ground inside the final furlong - kept going late without threatening the front-runners - finished 8th
Cieren Fallon
Ian Williams
Sluggish start - settled towards back - improved wide to close on pace 3f out - pushed along 2f out - lost touch 1f out - unable to close from there - finished without response late
W J Lee
Henry De Bromhead
Midfield and wide - closed on the front group approaching 2f out - came under pressure and faded from over 1f out - well beaten in 10th
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Settled around midfield wide of rivals - urged forward before the 3f marker - lost touch with leading group with 2f left - dropped away steadily late to finish well beaten
Luke Morris
James Owen
Settled towards the back of the pack early - pushed for effort with 3f left - made no real impression finishing 12th
Mickael Barzalona
Ian Williams
Held up in the pack early - urged forward with over 2f left - lost touch inside the final furlong - eventually well beaten in 13th
Tom Marquand
Michael Bell
Held up at the back throughout - never landed a threat - finished well beaten in 14th
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
Fought for control early - went to the front before being overtaken 3f out - dropped away fast approaching last two furlongs
Silvestre De Sousa
Simon & Ed Crisford
Settled in a forward position early - dropped away with over 3f left - trailed home well beaten
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.