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DragonBet - Real Bookmakers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-110, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 5.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Shane Fenelon (3)
Peter & Michael Bowen
Sat behind pace early - lost touch before 3 out then fought back into 2nd approaching last - kept driving up the straight to hit front near the line
Freddie Gordon
Tony Carroll
Settled behind pace - jumped awkwardly 3rd - improved into second before 3 out - hit front 2 out - drifted right in the closing stages - caught in the final strides
Taylor Fisher
John & Rhys Flint
Set the pace early - clipped one at the 5th before losing top spot 2 out - dropped away in the closing stages
Jack Hogan
James Owen
Settled at back early - clumsy 3rd - improved into contention after 6th - pressed before 3 out then dropped away
Ned Fox
Samuel Drinkwater
Handy early - under pressure and in difficulty before halfway - faded to finish a distant 5th
Philip Armson
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Travelled wide early keeping tabs on the pace - stumbled at the 1st and again at the 4th - errors continued at the 6th - dropped away before 3 out and beaten well home
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly 5th and stumbled after - dropping away from 6th - eased out of contention before the third from home
Non-runners: Bashful (self certificate), Dog Fox (unsuitable ground)
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.