17:48
Betfred 'Follow Us On X' Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-70, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 22.09s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Donagh Murphy (7)
Jim Boyle
Held up towards the back - hampered on the turn 3f out - finished well down the middle from inside the final furlong - nabbed the front right on the line to score
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Settled in the pack early - driven to move through from 2f out - drifted left with a furlong left - hit the front inside the final 110yds but caught right on the line
Hector Crouch
Henry Candy
Handy up front - driven approaching 2f out - squeezed for space with 1f left - stayed on but couldn't match the front two late
Charles Bishop
Richard Spencer
Held up in the pack - driven approaching final two furlongs then responded steadily inside the last - claimed fourth close home
Alistair Rawlinson
Edward Smyth-Osbourne
Settled in second early - hit the front two furlongs out then came under pressure and lost that spot inside the final furlong - dropped away close home to finish fifth
David Probert
Rachel Cook & John Bridger
Held up towards back - improved into contention 3f out and closed on front pack approaching final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish sixth
Ashley Lewis (3)
Roger Teal
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention over 2f out - pushed along a furlong later - faded close to home to finish seventh
J F Egan
Michael Wigham
Sets the pace early - overtaken 2f out and lost touch with the front soon after - dropped away inside final furlong to finish eighth
Pat Cosgrave
Oliver Cole
Missed the break and lost ground at the start - veered right and collided with a neighbour crossing into the straight around 3f out - faded from over 1f out to finish 9th
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.