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Ward Homes Yorkshire Handicap Stakes
Class 4, 1m½f, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-85, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 53.08s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
David Allan
Tim Easterby
Tracked front group - driven to the front just over a furlong out and stayed there under pressure - battled on gamely to prevail late
Tom Kiely-Marshall (5)
Harriet Bethell
Handy in the pack early - driven up before 2f out - up to fourth entering last furlong - kept going to finish second without threatening winner
Alistair Rawlinson
Grant Tuer
Went straight to front - pushed along over 2f out - lost advantage by a whisker before 1f out - kept trying but nothing left late
Andrew Elliott
K. R. Burke
Sat close to the front group - driven approaching 2f out and looked a threat with 1f left - weakened close home to finish fourth beaten 3 lengths
Paul Mulrennan
Phillip Makin
Slow to break - settled at back of field - urged forward approaching 3f out and kept battling - outpaced final furlong to finish fifth
Sean Kirrane
Michael Dods
Held a midfield position - urged forward outside the final 2f - unable to find any extra - finished sixth
Cam Hardie
Mike Sowersby
Towards the back - nudged for effort approaching the 2f marker - kept on without threatening
Conor Whiteley (5)
David O'Meara
Held up in the pack - driven approaching the last two furlongs - found nothing - finished eighth
Kevin Stott
Jonathan Portman
Settled in the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished ninth
Connor Beasley
Jack Channon
Settled in the pack - pushed along and lost ground 2f out - well held at the finish
Jason Hart
Michael Appleby
Tracked leading group early - driven approaching 2f out - faded inside final furlong to finish 11th
Non-runners: Golden Redemption, The Sweet Escape
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.