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Dropkicks Split The G Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 5, 7f, Flat, 2yo, Rated 0-75, 8 runners
Winning time 1m 28.03s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Sam James
Charlie Johnston
In the pack's centre - travelling nicely when gaining ground 2f out - moved into runner-up spot over 1f out - pressed hard inside the final furlong and stayed on gamely - got up in the last strides to win
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
up with the pace early - cruised alongside the front runner 2f out - hit front over 1f out and soon urged hard - collared by a rival inside the final furlong - mastered near the line to finish 2nd
Clifford Lee
K. R. Burke
raced freely early - up with the front pair - pushed along 3f out - lost ground 2f out - stayed on from over 1f out - finished third and never able to reach the front two
Paul Mulrennan
Ann Duffield
settled towards rear of pack early - short of room over 2f out - moved left 2f out - pushed hard over 1f out without getting closer - kept on to finish 4th
Rhys Elliott (5)
Rebecca Menzies
stumbled leaving stalls and missed the break - last and adrift early on - urged 3f out then under full pressure 2f out - no threat to leaders and finished 5th
Jason Hart
Tim Easterby
Set the pace until challenged 2f out - pushed along and overtaken over 1f out - dropped from second soon after and had nothing left inside the final furlong - finished 6th
Rhys Clutterbuck
Ralph Beckett
settled towards the back of the pack - slipped to the very back over 3f out - weakened from 2f out - finished 7th
M. P. Sheehy
Adrian Keatley
held up in last group - shaken up 3f out - lost ground under pressure over 1f out - finished 8th
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.