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Jane Earp Happy 60th Birthday Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m7f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 45.18s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Settled towards the rear early - crept into contention on the outer 3 out - locked alongside the front pair approaching the last - shaken up to hit the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly
James Turner (7)
Alan Jones
Settled midfield out wide - pushed along to close on the pace 2 out - finished well from the final fence to snatch second
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Set the pace from the off - pushed along nearing three out - scrappy jump two out - challenged strongly at the last - overtaken close home and unable to find more finished third
Murray Dodd (7)
Alastair Ralph
Settled in the pack - pushed along in touch with the pacesetter three out - level and going well approaching the last - lost momentum on the run-in to finish fourth
Harry Reed
Daisy Hitchins
Held up at the back - urged into contention early on the home turn but lost ground there - stayed on from two out - finished 5th beaten 8.25 lengths
Tom Cannon
Lawney Hill
Held up towards the back - driven and lost touch from the 9th - stayed on late to finish 6th beaten 9 lengths
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Jake Thomas Coulson
Sat outside the front-runner - urged forward and lost ground 3 out - dropped away 2 out - finished 7th
Sean Houlihan
Joe Tickle
Handy early - had to be niggled - dropped away entering straight - finished eighth
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Sue Smith
Held up on inside - urged into effort - dropped away for home turn - well held at finish
Isabel Williams (3)
Evan Williams
Held up at the back from the off - no impression made - well held throughout - eventually beaten a long way
Dylan Johnston (5)
Peter & Michael Bowen
Held up at the back - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Ballyvaughan Bay (self certificate)
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.