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Dubai Duty Free Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 4, 7f, Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-85, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 25.18s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Rossa Ryan
Clive Cox
Sluggish start settling near the back - angled right and pushed along a furlong out - strong advance to hit the front inside the final furlong - kept going to the line
Colin Keane
Nick Scholfield
Sat behind pace early - pushed along a furlong out to move up alongside pacesetter - hit front for a stride before being overtaken inside final furlong - lost momentum near the line to finish second
Hector Crouch
William Knight
Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - found extra approaching the final furlong - stayed on well to grab third late
William Buick
Edward Bethell
Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on through the last furlong - grabbed fourth at the finish
Sean Levey
Richard Hannon
Handy behind the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - pushed to dispute the front approaching final furlong - faded to finish 5th
Pat Dobbs
Richard Hannon
Drifted left at the off - hit the front early - pushed along with two furlongs left - swamped by rivals from every angle a furlong out - dropped to the rear soon after and faded up the straight - eventually beaten 3.5 lengths in 6th
Cieren Fallon
William Haggas
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with over 2f left and lost ground on the front-runners a furlong later - kept on down the inner to finish seventh
Ashley Lewis (3)
Ed Walker
Settled at the back - unable to get involved with the front pack - finished eighth beaten 3¾ lengths
Ray Dawson
Gihan Arnolda
mid-pack early - pushed along with under a furlong left - lost ground close home to finish 9th
Finley Marsh
Richard Hughes
mid-pack early - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong to finish 10th
Ryan Moore
Richard Hughes
Held a forward spot early - pushed along and closed on the front pair over 1f out - lost ground inside final furlong to finish 11th
Non-runners: My A'ali Baba, First Mate
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.