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Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m3f29y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, M, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 4.32s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Tracked pacesetter along inner - improved with driving two out - locked together with rival at the last - pushed on to score in final furlong
Sam Twiston-Davies
Neil Mulholland
Settled towards the back on the inner - hit an early rough patch - made progress into contention off the home turn - pushed to challenge for top spot approaching the last - overhauled inside the final furlong but edged left and battled on for second
Caoilin Quinn (3)
Gary & Josh Moore
Went straight to front - pushed along two out then lost command - kept battling from the final furlong to finish third
Ben Jones
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up at the back - nudged along to make up a little ground on the inner approaching 2 out - then lost momentum and could not find more late - finished fourth
Kevin Brogan
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort while sitting fifth then slipped backward through the field - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Conor Ring
David Rees
Settled around midfield - lost touch from 7th - pulled up before 3 out
Beau Morgan (5)
Ben Pauling
Racing wide in the pack early - crept closer to the leader 3 out - driven approaching the bend then dropped away sharply 2 out after getting a bit ragged - eased and pulled up before the final fence
Non-runners: Lady Salvador (upset in the preliminaries)
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.