13:30
Newark Advertiser Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4, 1m4f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, 12 runners
Winning time 2m 34.01s
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Result
Kieran O'Neill
Pam Sly
Towards the rear of the pack - nudged forward approaching 3f out and up to fourth - driven over 2f out - hit the head of affairs over 1f out - drifted left in the closing stages but stuck on strongly to win
Marco Ghiani
Marco Botti
Slow to break - settled midfield - driven into contention with 3f left - up to fourth inside final furlong then closed strongly late but narrowly denied
Sean D Bowen
Harriet Bethell
Held up towards the back - urged into contention with 3f left and made gradual gains - third at the line but not a threat to the front two
Jack Callan
Hayley Burton
Wide early on - hit the front and opened a big advantage - margin narrowed as urged on approaching 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong - stayed on same gait but squeezed for space late finishing fourth
Taryn Langley (5)
James Fanshawe
Tracked leading pair in second - asked for effort 4f out and found some - driven approaching 2f out - well placed with a furlong left - unable to find more in the run-in - finished 5th
Hector Crouch
Jane Chapple-Hyam
Slow to enter stalls - tracked front group - driven approaching 2f out - faded inside final furlong to finish sixth
Zak Wheatley
Declan Carroll
slow to begin - settled towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - kept plodding to the line without threatening
Daniel Muscutt
Ian Williams
Held up in the pack early - driven approaching 3f out - faded inside final furlong - eventually finished eighth
Laura Coughlan (3)
Henrietta C Knight
Settled in the pack early - needed encouragement from the saddle - always short of a threat - well held at the finish
Billy Loughnane
Ian Williams
Settled at the back early - never involved - trailed home well beaten in 10th
David Nolan
David O'Meara
Held up in the pack early - urged into contention but lost touch over 3f out - dropped away quickly thereafter - finished 11th
Dougie Costello
Steph Hollinshead
Slow to begin - settled towards the back - asked for effort with 3f left but found nothing
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.