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Race & Rest - Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Stakes (Div I)
Class 6, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-55, 10 runners
Winning time 1m 27.92s
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Result
Alistair Rawlinson
Edward Smyth-Osbourne
Went straight to the front - travelled well in the early exchanges - regained command inside the final two furlongs and pushed out - kept on to prevail
Cian Horgan (5)
Edward Bethell
Bumped at the break - settled towards the back of the pack - found room and made progress inside the last furlong - eased across to grab second spot close home - kept battling but narrowly denied
Jack Dace (5)
Gihan Arnolda
Settled midfield early - improved from 2f out to press leader inside final 2f - edged back into third close home
Robert Havlin
Alastair Ralph
Knocked at the break - settled midfield before angling wide turning for home - finished well inside the final furlong to take 4th
No. 10, stall 2
3yo, 8-11, OR 43
J: Luke Morris · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Luke Morris
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Sat close behind pace - eased over to the right approaching final furlong - lost momentum near the finish - came home 5th
Kieren Fox
Michael Attwater
Tracked front pack early - moved right approaching straight - unable to find more inside closing stages - finished sixth beaten 6.75 lengths
Georgia Dobie
Craig Benton
Sluggish start - settled quickly and hit the front with 5f left - overtaken 3f out - lost place inside the final furlong
Gina Mangan
Fergal O'Brien
Went straight to front - lost lead 5f out then regained advantage 3f out - overtaken inside final furlong - dropped away fast to finish eighth
Ethan Tindall (5)
John Gallagher
Wandered left at the off - held up towards the back throughout - never a factor - finished ninth well beaten
Marco Ghiani
Tony Carroll
Drifted slightly left at the off - held up towards the back throughout - never able to close - well beaten in 10th
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.