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Heineken Handicap Stakes
Class 2, 1m, Flat, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 37.81s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
William Buick
David Menuisier
Settled off the pace early - shifted across to launch a run inside the final furlong - closed on the front-runner in the last furlong - hit the front close home - saw it out narrowly to score
Oisin Murphy
Andrew Balding
Drifted left early - settled midpack - made up ground into contention 3f out - hit front past a furlong out - pressed and overtaken inside final furlong - unable to fight back close home - held on for second by a short head
Rossa Ryan
Dylan Cunha
Handy early - asked for effort with a furlong left - closed late to finish third
Saffie Osborne
David O'Meara
Settled at the back early - urged forward approaching final furlong - stayed on steadily to finish fourth
Rob Hornby
Jonathan Portman
Settled second early - hit front in good style 2f out but overtaken a furlong later after driving from behind - lost place approaching final 110yds to finish fifth
Jack Callan
George Boughey
Held up towards the back - progress out wide inside final furlong - driven and stayed on to finish sixth beaten 4.5 lengths
Silvestre De Sousa
Chris Dwyer
Set the pace early - driven approaching 2f out before being overtaken - dropped away fast inside final furlong - well held in 7th
Non-runners: Racingbreaks Ryder
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.