16:00
Bath Country Race Day, Running 9 Till 5 Handicap Stakes
Class 6, 1m6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-55, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 7.04s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Alexandra Egan (7)
Michael Wigham
Handy early and sat third - into contention 2f out - pressing pace 1f out - locked together inside final 110yds - got up in the closing strides to win
George Downing
Jeff Mullins
Slow to break - settled towards the back and urged forward early - moved across to gain ground 2f out - hit the front inside final furlong - driven when pressed close home and could not find more before being caught in the last strides
Pat Cosgrave
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill
Settled towards the back - improved switching wide with 2f left - closed on the front two inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish third
Tyler Heard
Sheena West
Settled at back of field - progress under a furlong out - moved into fourth and stayed on to the line
Rob Hornby
Marcus Tregoning
Handy early - lost ground into mid-pack with 4f left - found renewed energy late to secure fifth
No. 5, stall 1
8yo, 9-0, OR 49
J: Christian Howarth (3) · T: Barry John Murphy
Christian Howarth (3)
Barry John Murphy
Settled midpack early - driven with over a furlong left - lost touch with rivals soon after - dropped away close home to finish sixth
No. 8, stall 3
4yo, 8-9, OR 41
J: Ben Ffrench Davis (5) · T: Dominic Ffrench Davis
Ben Ffrench Davis (5)
Dominic Ffrench Davis
Sat close to the front - urged forward with 2f left and again inside the final furlong - lost ground close home to finish 7th
Gina Mangan
Ed de Giles
Sent clear from the start - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken inside the final furlong - faded quickly after and finished well held in 8th
William Carson
Tony Carroll
Slow to break - settled at the back of the field - made no impression on the leaders - well held in 9th
Luke Morris
Neil Mulholland
Settled up with the pace and out towards the outer - held second early - drifted across approaching 2f out and slipped back - dropped away steadily from the final furlong - finished well held in 10th
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.