14:35
John Smith's Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 7f, Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-75, 11 runners
Winning time 1m 32.58s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Ashley Lewis (3)
Ed Walker
Settled third early - drifted left 2f out - stayed on wide throughout - drive applied over 1f out - challenged for advantage inside final 110yds before asserting to win
Pat Cosgrave
David Evans
Set the pace early - driven approaching the furlong pole - outbattled close home and unable to find more once overtaken
P. J. McDonald
Andrew Balding
Handy in the early running - shared second place with 4f left - urged forward with 2f to run - stayed in touch with the front pair into the final furlong - unable to find more and held for third
Liam Wright (3)
Hugo Palmer
Held a midpack position early - urged forward and shifted wide with a furlong and a half left as the front group came into range - stayed on well - moved up into fourth close home
Seamus Cronin (3)
Richard Hannon
Settled just behind the leader early - drifted right approaching the bend inside the final two furlongs - lost touch and faded through the closing stages to finish 5th
Jack Doughty
Ralph Beckett
Held up in the pack early - improved from off the pace approaching final furlong - stayed on to finish sixth beaten 5.5 lengths
Joanna Mason
Roger Fell
Held a forward position early - squeezed for space after 2f while travelling wide - lost ground from 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 7th
Oisin McSweeney
Richard & Peter Fahey
Close up early - drifted left approaching 3f mark - driven from 2f out - lost ground steadily to finish
Jason Watson
Hugo Palmer
Close to the pace early - dropped into mid-pack - hampered for room 2f later - asked for effort with 2f left then driven approaching the final furlong - lost momentum near the finish to come home 9th
Mason Paetel (3)
Hugo Palmer
Poor start - held up towards the back throughout - lost touch inside final furlong - finished well beaten in 10th
John Egan
David Evans
Held up towards the back - lost touch with the field from 2f out - trailed home well beaten
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.