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Fitzdares Telephone Betting Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
Class 4, 2m5f82y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 9.60s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Settled in rear - moved up to chase the front rank 4 out - struck the front going strongly before 2 out - small stumble on touching down 2 out - drew right away to win comfortably
Kevin Brogan
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Set off in front before a slip cost the advantage at the 5th - tracked the front group - lost footing after the 7th - roused approaching 3 out - driven out over the final two furlongs - moved into second at the last - kept on at an even effort up the run-in - well held into second
David Noonan
Jane Williams
Wide throughout - settled towards rear - progress to join front rank by 4th - moved up to 2nd at the 7th - disputed lead 3 out - niggled at on the home turn - in pursuit of winner soon after - no ground made on the eventual victor from the last and finished 3rd
No. 4
8yo, 11-11, OR 107
J: Kielan Woods · T: David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Kielan Woods
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Held up at back struggling for pace - errors at the 5th and 7th - stayed on grimly from before the last two - eased back finishing fourth
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Tracked front group early - lost touch after three out - dropped away for home turn
Nathan Andrews (7)
Kim Bailey
Settled just behind the front group early - lost touch and dropped away 7th before fading further 3 out - well beaten at the finish
Lorcan Williams
Paul Nicholls
Settled towards rear and wide early - improved into contention by 4th - went in front 5th - overtaken approaching 2 out - dropped away tamely from there - finished 7th
James Davies
Noel Williams
Tracked pace until past the 4th - stayed handy into the straight - driven and lost ground approaching the finish
Non-runners: Sam's Amour (self certificate, off feed)
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.