17:10
Sri Lanka Awaits You Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 27.84s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Dylan Johnston (5)
Neil Mulholland
Settled midfield early - swept to front before the second and opened a big advantage - margin narrowed by the home turn - driven on before two out and edged back in front - holding sway approaching the last - saw it out without any pressure
David Bass
Henry Daly
Settled with the pack early - moved into 4th 4 out - urged forward to lead the chase before 3 out and up to 2nd - kept plugging away from 2 out but never able to trouble the winner
David Noonan
Jane Williams
Settled in the pack early - improved into 3rd approaching 4 out - pressed for effort and unable to quicken 3 out - finished 3rd
James Best
Simon Earle
Settled at the back early - jumping awkwardly at the 3rd - improved into second by the 5th - driven before 3 out then blundered and dropped away finishing 4th
Harry Bannister
Richard J Bandey
Front early - handed up into second before losing that spot - dropped away without fight after 4 out - well held at the finish
Sean Bowen
Neil Mulholland
Settled in the pack early - driven approaching four out - unable to find any headway - well held at the finish
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Settled handy in the early stages - pressed the front-runner and went second - lost touch approaching 4 out and slipped well behind - distant last of the finishers when down at the final fence
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Danni O'Neill
Settled around midfield early - dropped to the back by the 4th and stayed there - pulled up before the finish after 3 out
Lorcan Murtagh
Nigel Hawke
Settled just behind the pace early - moved up to press the front-runner before the 2nd - dropped away from that spot before the 4th out - beaten a long way from home - eased out of contention shortly after before the 3rd out
Non-runners: Grass's Jet (unsuitable ground), Horsesomeharry (self certificate), Midnight Jewel (unsuitable ground), Rehill Relic (unsuitable ground), Trevor's Lad (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.