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Scone Estates Stone Of Destiny Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m47y, Hurdle, 3yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 3m 52.07s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 7 hurdles 1 omitted
Result
Henry Brooke
Patrick Neville
Sat handy behind pace - went to front after 4 out - came under heavy pressure soon after - driven when overtaken 2 out - fought back gamely on run-in - got up in a tight finish
Bryan Carver
Jeremy Scott
Held up towards back of pack - driven into contention approaching home turn - checked and switched wide 2 out - stayed on strongly up the run-in to snatch second - just failed to peg back winner
Liam Harrison
Fergal O'Brien
Held up towards the back - made progress on the outer entering the home bend - driven along and looked poised to strike near the last - kept on but couldn't find more late
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Settled in the pack - checked four out - made progress soon after - close up behind pacesetter into the straight - pushed along approaching final flight - kept responding but couldn't quite reel in the winner
Alex Chadwick (5)
James Owen
Settled midfield - improved into 4th then 3rd after three out - driven up but overtaken two out - kept plugging at the same rate to the last for 5th
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Held up towards back of field - driven into contention before 2 out where baulked and squeezed for space approaching last - finished on one level
Patrick Wadge (3)
Lucinda Russell
Held up towards back - nudged into contention late on - well held in 7th
J J Slevin
S R B Crawford
Sat close to the front group early - urged forward before losing position 2 out - dropped away nearing the last - finished 8th
Alex Harvey (5)
Gerald Stephen Quinn
Edged in front early - lost the advantage four out but stayed in touch - faded into the final bend and beaten well by the finish
Brian Hughes
Ewan Whillans
Held up towards the back - clipped the second fence and lost fluency three from home - no real threat and finished well held in 10th
Mr N McParlan (3)
Gerald Stephen Quinn
Tracked the pace group wide - moved into second - faded well before the final three furlongs - finished well beaten in 11th
Derek Fox
R Mike Smith
up with the pace early - blundered 4 out - dropped away rapidly after - eventually well held in 12th
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.