14:25
Coral Challenge (Handicap)
Class 2, 1m, Flat, 3yo+, 14 runners
Winning time 1m 40.72s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ray Dawson
Roger Varian
Settled in the pack - pushed along and moved up to challenge entering final furlong - stayed on strongly to hit the front near the line
Billy Loughnane
Jane Chapple-Hyam
Settled in the pack - shaken up and closed on the front rank 2f out - hit the front entering the final 110yds - just worn down close home to finish second
No. 3, stall 4
5yo, 9-6, OR 104
J: Lewis Edmunds · T: William Muir & Chris Grassick
Lewis Edmunds
William Muir & Chris Grassick
Pulled hard early - settled mid-pack - pushed along 2f out - stayed on late to grab third
Kieran Shoemark
Ed Walker
Settled towards the back early keeping a strong grip on the bit - pushed along with 2f left - progress made entering the final furlong - stayed on well but denied third close home - finished fourth beaten 2 lengths
Ryan Moore
K R Burke
Handy in the early stages - roused into contention 3f out and moved through to the front 2f out - challenged for the advantage inside the final furlong - overtaken and dropped away in the closing stages to finish fifth
Saffie Osborne
David Menuisier
Dwelt badly at the start and dropped well behind - closing on the field from 3f out - stayed on through the final furlong to finish closest of all in 6th
Harry Davies
William Haggas
Slow to begin at back of field - progress made and pushed along with two furlongs left - eased across to the right - stayed on into last furlong - unable to gain more ground close home finishing seventh
Pat Dobbs
Richard Hannon
Settled mid-pack early - driven for effort two out - boxed in with room hard to find approaching the last furlong - stayed on without threatening - finished eighth
Oisin Murphy
David O'Meara
Pulled hard early - settled mid-pack - pressed for effort 2f out then dropped away - nudged closer late but well held
Rob Hornby
James Tate
Settled at the back early - pushed along with two furlongs left - found space tight when improving a furlong out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish 10th
Charles Bishop
Eve Johnson Houghton
Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - sent forward to command - opened a two-length advantage 3f out - pressed and overtaken 2f out - dropped away in the final furlong to finish 11th
Connor Planas
Brian Meehan
Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one gait inside the last - finished 12th
James Doyle
Jack Channon
Settled in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - eventually finished 13th
Jamie Spencer
Ian Williams
Settled handy in the early stages - pressed for effort and dropped away over 2f out - soon well held to trail home last of the finishers
Non-runners: Beagle Bay (unsuitable ground), Cerulean Bay (vet's certificate, scoped wrong), River King (vet's certificate, lame)
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.