16:45
Julia Graves Roses Stakes (Listed Race)
Listed, Class 1, 5f, Flat, 2yo, 11 runners
Winning time 59.13s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Oisin Murphy
Hugo Palmer
Settled behind the front pack early - made ground into second approaching 2f out under pressure - hit the front close home - kept finding more to score
Kaiya Fraser
Rebecca Menzies
Went straight to front - pushed along a furlong out - lost the advantage close home - stayed on for second without matching winner's finish
Sam James
Phillip Makin
Held up towards the back - improved into contention by halfway - urged into the leading group 2f out - couldn't find enough response and finished third
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
Held up early - driven to make late gains from over 2f out - moved into fourth inside the final furlong but findt nothing more
Shane Gray
Kevin Ryan
Held up towards the back - driven approaching final 2f - stayed on late without getting close enough
Tom Marquand
Nigel Tinkler
Unsettled leaving the stalls - settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left but unable to find further gain - finished sixth beaten 3¼ lengths
Liam Keniry
Miss Evanna McCutcheon
Tracked front group early - urged forward around halfway - lost ground final furlong - finished seventh
M. P. Sheehy
Adrian Keatley
Handy early - urged for effort 2f out - faded steadily to finish 8th beaten 7 1/4 lengths
Rossa Ryan
Ralph Beckett
Settled towards the back of the pack - urged forward with over two furlongs left - unable to quicken and well held at the finish
Kieran Shoemark
Clive Cox
Handy early - urged on with 2f left - faded quickly from there - finished 10th
Ryan Moore
Ben Haslam
Missed the break badly - stayed adrift at the tail of the field for the whole trip - never a factor - finished 11th
Non-runners: Undercover Affair
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.