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Ian 'Festa' Smithurst Memorial Handicap
Class 4, 7f6y, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-80, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 23.70s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Edward Greatrex
Michael Herrington
Held up towards the back - driven forward with vigour over 2f out then work needed as pace quickened approaching the last furlong - hit the front close home to win
William Pyle
Kevin & Lauren Frost
Drifted right at start - settled midfield - made progress 3f out - driven up to challenge 2f out - hit front inside final furlong - just caught close home
Alexandra Egan (7)
Hayley Burton
Set the pace early - pushed along and lost the advantage inside the final furlong - kept fighting in the finish - edged out for third by three quarters of a length
David Nolan
Ivan Furtado
Held up towards the back - improved into contention 2f out under pressure - up to third a furlong out - kept on but lacked the speed to get closer
Oisin McSweeney
Roger Fell
Slow to break - settled midfield - asked for effort over 2f out - kept on without threatening
Alec Voikhansky
Richard Hannon
Sat close to the pace early - asked for effort with 2f left - dropped away final furlong - finished 6th
Clifford Lee
K R Burke
Held up towards the back - made ground into contention over 2f out under pressure - stayed on same gear to finish seventh
P J McDonald
Marco Botti
Handy early - urged into effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 8th
William Cox
Tom Dascombe
Held up close to the pace early - dropped away with over 2f left - pressed for effort inside the final furlong then eased back through the field late
Ryan Sexton
Richard & Peter Fahey
Held up in the pack - asked for effort with 2f left - found nothing - eventually beaten well into 10th
Cam Hardie
Antony Brittain
Settled in the pack - urged forward with 2f left - unable to find any improvement - finished well beaten in 11th
Christian Howarth (3)
Scott Dixon
Sat handy early - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away with more than a furlong to run - finished 12th
Luke Morris
Hugo Palmer
Knocked at the off - settled towards the back - made a little progress over 2f out - driven approaching the furlong pole and faded out of contention
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.