17:20
Sky Bet Dav Reid Finale Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m2½f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 20 runners
Winning time 2m 11.08s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ray Dawson
Roger Varian
Held a midfield position early - made steady progress from over 3f out to move into second before 2f out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - kept finding more under pressure to prevail
Clifford Lee
K. R. Burke
Sat behind the front group - urged forward approaching 2f out then closed on the winner inside the final furlong - fought to the line but denied by a short margin
Oisin Murphy
Brian Meehan
Held up towards back of pack - improved into contention 4f out - urged forward 2f from home - kept on to take third but lacked the speed to get closer
David Egan
Ian Williams
Towards the rear - moved up with ease approaching 2f out - upsides and a live threat over 1f out - found little in the closing stages and finished 4th
Barry McHugh
Richard & Peter Fahey
Settled in the pack early - roused approaching 3f out to make late progress and briefly shared third with 2f left - then dropped back and finished without further improvement
Shane Gray
Kevin Ryan
Held up towards the back - made headway 3f out - shaken up to challenge and reached the front rank over 1f out - weakened close home to finish 6th
Cieren Fallon
Kevin Philippart De Foy
Slow to start - held up early - driven into contention 3f out - stayed on same gear to finish 7th
William Buick
George Scott
Held up in the pack - nudged forward and angled right 2f out to race up the far rail - kept on without threatening
Rossa Ryan
Michael Bell
Held up towards the back - nudged for effort approaching the final furlong - kept on without threatening
Colin Keane
John & Thady Gosden
Settled towards the back of the field - nudged into a bit of improvement 3f out - driven approaching final 2f but soon outpaced
Lauren Young (5)
Jim Goldie
Went straight to front - advantage stretched to six lengths by halfway - driven and margin shortened with two furlongs left - overtaken inside the final furlong and dropped away to finish 11th
Ryan Moore
T J Kent
Held up in the pack - urged forward with 3f remaining - made no impression - finished well beaten in 12th
Saffie Osborne
Tim Easterby
Sat close to the front pack early - asked for effort with 3f left - dropped away approaching final 2f
James Doyle
Hamad Al Jehani
Held a midfield position - urged forward and eased right over 2f out - held on briefly before dropping away fast final furlong
Charles Bishop
Ian Williams
Settled behind the front group early - urged for effort with 3f remaining - fell back from there and finished well beaten in 15th
No. 5, stall 17
5yo, 9-0, OR 98
J: Lexie Clarkson (7) · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Lexie Clarkson (7)
Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore
Settled in the pack early - lost touch with the field 3f out - well held at the finish
Cam Hardie
Richard & Peter Fahey
Held up in the pack - dropped away sharply over 2f out and finished a distant 17th
Gary Carroll
G M Lyons
Settled midfield early - dropped away 3f out - well held from there
Zak Wheatley
Declan Carroll
Settled close to the pace early - pressed for effort before 2f out then dropped away quickly - trailed home well beaten in 19th
Jamie Spencer
Richard & Peter Fahey
Settled just off the pace in the pack - nudged for effort before fading three furlongs out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: King's Code, Nepal
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.