17:05
Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m4f189y, Hurdle, 3yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 3.72s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles 2 omitted
Result
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Held a central position early - pushed along to close on pace-setter approaching the last - kept finding under pressure and got up in the closing strides to win
Sean Bowen
Brian Ellison
Settled in the pack early - moved through to hit the front before the 3rd - asked for effort before the last and clear by two lengths - edge whittled down on the run-in and caught in the closing strides
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Settled towards the back - pushed along and closed on the front group approaching the last - stayed on at one speed to the line - finished third
Jonathon Bewley
George Bewley
Pulled hard early - settled midpack - pressed for effort before two out and stayed on at one level into the last - faded on the run-in to finish fourth
Jack Quinlan
Amy Murphy
Handy early - urged before fading to the back approaching the last - unable to close on the run-in - finished 5th beaten 13 lengths
James Bowen
S R B Crawford
Settled towards the back - hit the 6th and lost fluency - pressed for effort with no headway made - unable to threaten before the last - finished sixth
Richie McLernon
Ben Haslam
Went straight to front - lost momentum at 2nd and lost the advantage - driven along and dropped away before the final fence - finished 7th
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Settled mid-pack - going well approaching the sharp end - came down 3 out
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.