16:10
Sky Bet Stayers Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 2m½f, Flat, 3yo+, 16 runners
Winning time 3m 35.52s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
No. 4, stall 10
5yo, 9-6, OR 96
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled behind the front group - moving through strongly before 2f out - pressed on and sent forward to command inside the final furlong - edged off a straight line approaching the last furlong - held on gamely to prevail
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie
Towards the back of the field - had ground to make up 3f out - gradually closed over 1f out - picked up to take second inside the final furlong - not quite able to peg back the winner
Ray Dawson
Roger Varian
Settled early towards the outer - travelled well in the front group - progressed strongly with three furlongs left - closed on the pacesetter approaching two out - driven in front with two furlongs to run - overtaken with a furlong left - unable to find more and dropped back to finish third
Robbie Colgan
A J Martin
Sat close to the front group early - urged forward 3f out - closed ground gradually into the last two furlongs - stayed on under pressure but lacked the speed to get involved in the finish
James Doyle
Simon & Ed Crisford
Drifted left at the off - settled in the pack - eased across and pushed along approaching final 2f - progressed into contention inside final furlong - stayed on at one speed without threatening the front rank
Ryan Moore
James Owen
Settled in the pack - outpaced and with ground to make up from 3f out - angled right and stayed on from over 1f out - well held in 6th
William Buick
John & Thady Gosden
Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the pack - roused into contention with 4f left - had much ground to make up with 3f remaining - shifted right approaching 2f out - stayed on from inside the final furlong - unable to threaten the leaders and finished 7th
Callum Rodriguez
Simon & Ed Crisford
Bumped at the start - settled mid-pack - pushed for effort with 3f left - drifted left soon after - stayed on without threatening late and beaten well over 9 lengths in 8th
Daniel Tudhope
George Scott
Held a forward position early - tracking the front-runner from the 5f mark - moved through nicely from 2f out under pressure - drifted left and failed to threaten inside the final furlong - lost ground close home - finished ninth
Rob Hornby
Andrew Balding
Prominent early - pushed for effort over 2f from home - lost ground steadily inside final furlong to finish well held
Greg Fairley
Ewan Whillans
Fought for control early - handy with the main group before being urged forward 3f out - lost ground under pressure inside the final 2f and beaten well home
Clifford Lee
Faye Bramley
Set the pace early - opened a big lead by halfway - urged along as the margin shrank with 3f left - overtaken 2f out and dropped away rapidly inside the final furlong - finished well beaten in 12th
Colin Keane
Henrietta C Knight
Settled towards the back - made no real impression - finished well beaten in 13th
Kieran Shoemark
Dylan Cunha
Sluggish to break - settled towards the back - pushed along and struggling over 3f from home - unable to get competitive and finished tailed off in 14th
Hector Crouch
Michael Bell
Moved left after the break - settled towards the back - never a factor - finished last of all well beaten
Jamie Spencer
Gordon Elliott
Held up towards the back of the pack early - lost touch and slowed markedly with 4f left - well beaten and adrift from 2f out
Non-runners: Ghaiyya
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.