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Fitzdares Three Mile Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 3m150y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 4.40s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Wide early holding tab on pace - moved into second before two out - pressed the front-runner at the last - took over on the run-in and kept finding under pressure to score
Dylan Johnston (3)
Neil Mulholland
Held up early - moved through easily to sit close up after 3 out - kept on for second but never able to trouble winner
Jack Quinlan
B F Brookhouse
Tracked pace early - hit front before two out then drifted left - met by rival and clipped final fence - overtaken on the run-in - pressed for effort and slipped to third - unable to find more late
Lorcan Williams
Georgina Nicholls
Sat close to the pace early - urged forward before 2 out - dropped away between the last two - finished 4th
Ben Godfrey
Harriet Brown
Settled on the rails - held a position around midfield throughout without threatening the front - finished well held in 5th
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Went straight to front - lost the advantage and dropped away before 2 out - eventually beaten well over 23 lengths in 6th
Richard Patrick
Lawney Hill
Sat just off the front-runners on the rail - poor leaps at the 6th and 8th - lost ground approaching home turn then stumbled 2 out
Mr Ben Sutton (5)
Dan Skelton
Started wide near back - improved into contention 6th before pressing pace up front - dropped away for home
Marc Goldstein
Sheena West
Held up eagerly in the pack - urged forward after 3 out - driven and dropped away before 2 out - finished well held in 9th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Neil Mulholland
Held up at rear throughout - lost touch with the field - blundered three out - eased and pulled up before the following fence
James Davies
Chris Down
Off the pace from the off - needed encouragement and losing touch after the third-last - well adrift and eased out of contention before the second-last
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.