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Fifth Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap Stakes (Div II)
Class 6, 6f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-65, 9 runners
Winning time 1m 13.13s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Kevin Stott
Philip Kirby
Sat handy behind pace - shaken up to edge in front a furlong out - battled gamely to hold on close home
Cam Hardie
Antony Brittain
Sat close to front - asked for effort inside final 2f - fully involved in tight tussle approaching last furlong - kept fighting to the line and narrowly touched off in second
Clifford Lee
Rebecca Menzies
Settled midfield early - urged forward before halfway - made ground two out - fourth then angled right approaching final furlong - driven out to close on the front pair but narrowly denied at the line
Ethan Tindall (5)
Harriet Bethell
Set the pace early under pressure - driven approaching 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong - lost ground steadily late finishing fourth
Barry McHugh
W H Harrison
slow to break - settled midpack - faded from halfway as pace told - kept battling - found a bit late to finish 5th beaten 4.5 lengths
Jack Garritty
Liam Bailey
Sprang alertly from the stalls - settled near the back - urged forward with two furlongs left - unable to threaten the front and beaten into sixth
David Allan
Tim Easterby
settled in the pack towards the head of affairs - urged forward with over 2f left - lost ground inside the closing furlong - finished 7th
Shay Farmer (5)
Brian Rothwell
Sat close behind the front group early - urged forward 2f out - lost touch inside final furlong to finish eighth
Billy Garritty
Liam Bailey
Shifted course early - settled towards the back - dropped away 2f out - finished well beaten in 9th
Non-runners: Solar Cooper
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.