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eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m7f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 14 runners
Winning time 5m 43.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
William Maggs (5)
Rebecca Menzies
Held up early - mistake 5th and clipped again late in the contest - made progress after the 9th - moved into second two out - drifted left and blundered at the last - hit front on the run-in and kept going to score
No. 6
5yo, 11-9, OR 115
J: Charlie Hammond · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Charlie Hammond
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
In front early - clear again after that - clumsy three out - overtaken in the closing stages and unable to fight back
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Handy early - pressed for effort before 3 out - unable to match leading duo from 2 out but stayed on to finish third
Sean Bowen
James Owen
Settled towards the back racing erratically - errors at the 5th and 7th - pushed along after the 9th - stayed on to the finish - grabbed fourth in the closing strides
Fern O'Brien (7)
Fergal O'Brien
Tracked the front group early - slipped back around the 5th before rallying by the 8th - pushed along heading to three out - eased down through the finish to be fifth beaten well over ten lengths
Jack Hogan (3)
Gary Hanmer
Held up at back - error at 4th - progress made 8th - stayed on from 2 out to finish 6th
Sean Houlihan
Joe Tickle
Settled in the pack - lost touch after the 9th - well adrift approaching 3 out - finished with late progress in 7th
Dylan Johnston (5)
Neil Mulholland
Tracked front group early - blundered two out and dropped back - faded through final stretch - finished eighth
No. 3
9yo, 11-12, OR 118
J: Sam Twiston-Davies · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Sam Twiston-Davies
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Sat close to the front pack early - pressed for effort two out - couldn't find more approaching the finish - well held in 9th
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held a midfield spot early - bumped lightly at the opening obstacle then blundered at the 5th - urged along by the 8th - dropped right away two out to finish tenth
Kielan Woods
Alex Hales
struggled for fluency from early stages - held up towards the back - pulled up before the 7th
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Tracked the front group early - dropped back around the 7th - well beaten when eased and pulled up before 3 out
Richie McLernon
Neil Mulholland
Went straight to front early - lost the advantage soon after - tracked the pace into midrace - pushed along past the 7th - lost touch after the 9th and eased out of contention before 3 out
Will Featherstone (7)
Jamie Snowden
Well placed early - stumbled and lost rider at the first
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.