15:05
Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
Class 2, 1m6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-105, 10 runners
Winning time 3m 13.98s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Up with the pace from the off - hit the front momentarily after 1f then dropped back to third - moving well took over 3f out - four lengths to the good over 1f out and extending inside the final furlong - allowed to coast home - won with plenty in hand
Ray Dawson
Henrietta C Knight
Settled towards the back - squeezed for space early on - made progress on the outer with 3f left - moved into second 2f out and pressed the leader into the final furlong - stayed on but outpaced towards the line
Hector Crouch
Charlie Johnston
Went forward early - settled back into fourth - urged on with 3f remaining - closed on the front group from the final furlong - moved into third close home and stayed on to finish third
Mark Winn
David O'Meara
Settled at the back - moved across to the nearside rail and picked up ground from 3f out before being pushed along - kept on at one speed in the closing stages to finish 4th
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Drifted left at the break - settled towards the back - progress from inside the final furlong to finish fifth
Sean D Bowen
William Haggas
mid-division early - urged forward 3f out with modest progress into the straight - lost ground 1f out - stayed on at one gear to the line finishing sixth
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
drifted right at the start - soon up with the pace - hit the front after 6f - driven when overtaken 3f out - dropped away final furlong to finish 7th
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
settled in the pack - improved from the wide berth 3f out to challenge the front two a furlong out - dropped away rapidly inside the final furlong to finish well held
Stevie Donohoe
Nick Scholfield
Settled close to the pace early - slipped backward after 6f then found little from 2f out - well beaten by the finish
David Egan
Ian Williams
Wide early and up with pace - hit front after 2f - overtaken after 6f and settled second - urged and began to slip back over 2f out - faded fast approaching final furlong - last soon after - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Synergism, Mountain Road, Dancing In Paris, Valedictory
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.