17:30
SIS & Josh Gifford Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 3m217y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, M, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 23.00s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Harry Bannister
Ben Case
Settled midfield out wide - made ground into contention before 6th - hit the front 3 out - drew away approaching last two furlongs for a comfortable win
Brendan Powell
Neil Mulholland
Settled off the pace early - made progress before 2 out and up into 2nd before the last - unable to threaten the winner from there
Isabel Williams (3)
Evan Williams
Settled off the pace - clumsy 3 out - pushed along approaching last - moved into third on the run-in but no threat to winner
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Settled towards the back early - made progress 4 out - closed on the leader after 3 out - unable to threaten 2 out - dropped to third before the last and eased into fourth up the run-in
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Cynthia Woods
Went forward early - stayed handy after being headed - scrappy over 9th - lost touch after 3 out and finished well held
James Davies
Nick Gifford
Held eagerly early on - drifted right at obstacles - went clear before the 2nd - scrappy over the 10th - lost the advantage 3 out - dropped away quickly and finished well beaten
Nick Scholfield
Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque
Settled towards the back of the field - came down at the 7th
James Best
Seamus Mullins
Handy on inner early - dropped towards rear by 8th - well beaten when pulled up before 4 out
David Noonan
Tom Gretton
Racing near the front early - sat close to the pace - pressed for effort after the 10th - dropped away and pulled up before 2 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.