14:05
Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Stakes
Class 2, 7½f, Flat, 3yo+, 13 runners
Winning time 1m 33.83s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Hector Crouch
Richard Hughes
Tardy away - pushed through the pack from the off - produced a run to hit the front inside the final furlong - challenged but pulled clear towards the line
Darragh Keenan
Jennie Candlish
Settled towards back of the pack early on eager - pushed along with a furlong to go - moved through well on the outside in the closing stages - could not quite reel in the winner
Billy Loughnane
George Boughey
Held up towards back of pack - pushed along and made ground under a furlong out to close on pacesetter - unable to find more late and held for third
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Missed the break and nudged up early - settled in the main pack - challenged at the front a furlong out - flattened out to finish fourth
Aiden Brookes
Simon West
Held up mid-pack under restraint early - pushed along over 1f out and lost touch briefly - responded well to finish strongly - closed late to finish 5th
Callum Shepherd
James Owen
Sluggish getaway and urged forward early - up with the pace before hitting the front past the 2f pole - pressed for effort inside final 2f - overtaken and lost ground approaching last furlong - finished 6th keeping on late
J F Egan
David Evans
Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - progress found with a furlong to go - moved past faders late but flattened out to finish 7th
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan
Tardy break and bustled up early - moved to the front after 1f - passed on after 2f but held a handy position - pressured from 2f out before fading over 1f out to finish 8th
Jack Nicholls (3)
Tim Easterby
Held up at the back - made no impact - finished well beaten in 9th
Marco Ghiani
Harriet Bethell
Held up eagerly in third - pressed for effort with 2f left and lost touch - drifted right approaching the final furlong - dropped away late to finish tenth
Jason Watson
Andrew Balding
Held up eagerly in the pack early - stayed off the pace for the whole trip - finished 11th
Jack Mitchell
Roger Varian
Raced up with the pace - pushed along over 2f out and lost touch inside final furlong - dropped right away to finish 12th
Sean Kirrane
David O'Meara
Held up mid-pack pulling hard early - pushed along over 2f out and edged right approaching final furlong - dropped away quickly to finish well beaten
Non-runners: The Fingal Raven
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.