14:40
William Hill Finale Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race)
Class 2, 1m6f, Flat, 3yo, Rated 0-105, 9 runners
Winning time 3m 6.49s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Clifford Lee
K. R. Burke
Missed the break but quickly settled - waited with at the back of the pack - cruised into contention over 2f out - quickly upsides the front pair - hit the front over 1f out with plenty in hand - wandered right under pressure inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to win
Silvestre De Sousa
David Menuisier
Dropped out at the back - progressed sharply over 3f out - went to the front over 2f out and drifted right - overtaken over 1f out - moved left when short of room inside final furlong - outpaced by the winner to finish 2nd
Joanna Mason
William Haggas
Prominent early - upsides the front pair 3f out travelling smoothly - shaken up and left behind over 2f out - moved into third over 1f out - stayed on late but never near the winner
Jack Callan
Andrew Balding
jostled leaving stalls - raced close to the action - pushed gently over 3f out then left behind 2f out - ground to make up but gained ground inside the final furlong - finished 4th without threatening
Hector Crouch
Ralph Beckett
Held up at the back early - travelling smoothly behind the front group 3f out - shaken up over 2f out then drifted left under urging 1f out - no threat and weakened steadily inside the final furlong to finish 5th
Callum Hutchinson
Andrew Balding
raced freely early and went to the front - pushed along over 3f out - passed over 2f out - faded over 1f out and finished 6th
Jason Hart
Ralph Beckett
In the pack early - cruised up to join the front group 3f out - dropped away when asked for effort over 2f out - drifted left and faded from over 1f out - finished 7th
Jason Watson
Ian Williams
Raced freely early - up with the pace - under pressure 4f out - dropped away over 3f out - well adrift 2f out - finished eighth and far behind
Connor Beasley
Edward Bethell
drifted right leaving the gates and raced prominently - pushed hard but dropped away rapidly over 3f out - detached last by 2f out and finished ninth some 86.75 lengths behind
Non-runners: Bintknight
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.