20:05
Close Brothers Motor Finance Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 7f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-75, 6 runners
Winning time 1m 30.44s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Lewis Edmunds
Rod Millman
Up with the pace from the off - disputed the lead 2f out and soon clear - drifted left when driven a furlong out - responded gamely to score
Cieren Fallon
William Knight
Settled at the back early - short of room 2f out - drifted left approaching the final furlong - ran on into second without threatening the winner
Kieren Fox
Michael Attwater
Settled in fourth early - made progress from 2f out - challenged for second for a moment inside the final furlong but found no extra to finish third
William Carver
Jamie Osborne
Short of room and stumbled at the start - settled towards the back - shifted left with modest gains under a furlong out - drifted left again and found no extra to finish fourth
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Travelled handily in the early stages - went to the front 2f out but was soon overtaken - faded inside the final 150 yards to finish fifth
Marco Ghiani
Stuart Williams
Set the pace from the break - overtaken passing the 2f marker - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish sixth
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.