17:04
Polhill Cutting Handicap Stakes
Class 4, 5f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, 7 runners
Winning time 58.75s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ashley Lewis (3)
Stuart Williams
Held up towards the back - driven into contention approaching 2f out - made smooth progress inside the final furlong - challenged the front pair close home - edged ahead near the line to hold on
Robert Havlin
Robert Cowell
Settled midpack early - moved closer to front pair with 2f left - shaken up to hit the front inside final furlong - overtaken close home and edged out by a short margin
Olivia Haines (7)
Stuart Williams
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - hit the front - matched by rival 2f out then pushed along and overtaken with a furlong left - fought back gamely inside the closing stages - lacked the speed of the front two but held third
Silvestre De Sousa
David O'Meara
Drifted left at the off - settled close to the front group - asked for effort 2f out and challenged approaching final furlong - held on for fourth
Neil Callan
Tom Clover
Drifted right early - sat close to pace before pushed on with over a furlong left - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish 5th
Stevie Donohoe
Ian Williams
Settled close to the front early - pushed for effort with 1f left - dropped away to finish sixth
Connor Planas
Phil McEntee
Squeezed out at the break - settled at the rear - began weakening two out - dropped away inside final furlong to finish seventh
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.