16:05
Atkinson Builders Penrith Handicap Hurdle (Div 1)
Class 4, 2m3f218y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-110, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 11.70s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Jack Hogan (3)
Fergal O'Brien
Held a spot in midfield out wide - untidy over one obstacle around 7th - moved through before 3 out - hit front 2 out - driven out to assert without ever being fully extended
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards back - urged forward to reach leader by 2 out and challenging by the last - kept battling to line but denied by a short margin in 2nd
Brian Hughes
N W Alexander
Settled just off the pace in the pack - made progress into 8th before pressure applied after the second-last - into third by the finish but no match for the front two
Conor O'Farrell
Donald Whillans
Tracked front pack early - clipped 8th fence - moved up to dispute lead 3 out - briefly went clear before being overtaken 2 out - dropped to 4th and stayed there to finish
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Settled off the pace early - made progress from the 8th and looked poised approaching 2 out - couldn't sustain the run into the last and faded
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Settled at back early fighting for control - improved into contention 3 out - flattened out before the final fence to finish 6th
Charlotte Jones
James Moffatt
Sat close to pace early - went in front before the 7th then lost command after 3 out - unable to find more from there and beaten well by the last
Philip Armson (3)
Wilf Storey
Settled at the back of the field - made progress by the 8th - dropped away 3 out - finished well beaten in 8th
Edward Austin (5)
George Bewley
In front early before fading approaching 7th - scrappy over 8th - dropped away before 3 out and beaten a long way home
Non-runners: Broughshane (self certificate), Manowest (vet's certificate), Professor Klump (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.