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18:00 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Div 1)

10 ran
Place No. Horse Distance Weight Jockey SP  
1st 5 Ramon Di Loria 9 7 Greg Fairley 15/2
keen early, held up in behind leaders, shaken up and headway 2f out, went second over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well to lead towards finish
2nd 2 Amaysmont Neck 9 9 Oliver Stammers 12/1
keen early, prominent, led after 3f, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and went few lengths clear over 1f out, reduced advantage inside final furlong, headed towards finish
3rd 8 Von Krolock 1 length 9 5 Ashley Lewis 11/2
wore hood to post, held up in mid-division, shaken up over 3f out, pushed along and made headway on outer over 2f out, edged left when ridden over 1f out, went third towards finish, kept on
4th 6 Bad Habits Head 9 7 J P Sullivan 5/1 JF
tracked leaders on inner, pushed along over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
5th 1 Romanovich 3/4 length 9 9 Ryan Kavanagh 13/2
slow into stride, in touch, waiting for room 2f out, ridden and made steady headway from over 1f out, kept on but never near to challenge
6th 3 Rambuso Creek Nose 9 9 D E Hogan 8/1
held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, not clear run when ridden inside final furlong, soon switched right, ran on when in clear towards finish, eyecatcher
7th 4 River Wharfe 1 length 9 9 Myla Coppins 5/1 JF
switched left start, held up in rear, shaken up waiting for room over 1f out, not clear run repeatedly inside final furlong, ran on towards finish
8th 10 Buttercross Flyer Neck 9 0 Keiran O’Neill 18/1
led, prominent when headed after 3f, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, made no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
9th 9 Lhebayeb 3/4 length 9 3 Finley Marsh 7/1
keen, close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and faded gradually from over 1f out
10th 7 Porfin 3 1/2 lengths 9 6 Connor Planas 10/1
took keen hold, mid-division, briefly pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, faded inside final furlong