16:30
Lee Martin 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 4, 7½f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-85, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 33.75s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Hector Crouch
Jennie Candlish
Held up at back - moved left before 1f - within range of front group 3f out - travelling nicely 2f out - made smooth progress over 1f out - shifted right and up to second inside final furlong - driven to front close home - stayed on strongly to prevail
Cieren Fallon
Jack Channon
Settled behind pace - moved into second 2f out - pushed into front over 1f out - overtaken and unable to quicken close home
Seamus Cronin (5)
Richard Hannon
Settled at the back early - much to find approaching final furlong - made smooth progress and angled right - stayed on well inside the last - up into third close home
Aiden Brookes
Simon West
Sent clear early - pushed along 2f out then lost the advantage inside the final furlong - dropped away late to finish fourth
Callum Hutchinson
Ian Williams
Settled with the pack early - pushed for effort inside final 3f and again 2f out - unable to threaten and finished held for 5th
Cam Hardie
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
Tracked front pack early - urged forward wide 2f out - lost ground final furlong to finish sixth
Shane Gray
K. R. Burke
Wide and towards the back of the pack early - lost more ground into last with 4f left and toiling by 3f out - well held from 2f out to finish seventh
Oisin Orr
Michael Appleby
Settled handily early despite fighting for control - up with the pace - pushed for effort inside final furlong and faded fast to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Walsingham, Giant
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.