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Foundation Developments Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m3f200y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-140, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 46.99s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Alice Stevens (5)
Henry Daly
Sat close up early - hit front second - set pace from there - urged forward into straight - opened daylight advantage on run-in - margin narrowed late but held on for the win
Alex Harvey (5)
John C McConnell
Sat close to the front pack early - driven into second on the run-in - kept responding to finish clear second
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled midfield early - made ground to reach the front group 4 out - moved up to second entering the straight - two lengths adrift at the last - drifted left and dropped back to finish third
Sean Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Towards the back early - drifted left at the 4th - much to accomplish approaching the final fence - finished driving hard and closed off the line but couldn't catch third
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Held position on rail early - hit front briefly before 2nd - tracked front pair and stayed in touch until asked for effort 3 out - lost ground after following fence - kept battling to line but lacked the speed to close
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Sat up with the front group early - moved into second 3 out before being asked for effort into the straight - lost ground on the run-in
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
Held up at back early - under pressure and battling in 6th straightening for home - well held throughout
James Bowen
Charles & Adam Pogson
Held up at the back - blundered at the 2nd - no impact on finish - beaten well
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Held up towards the back - never got competitive - well beaten by the finish
Nick Scholfield
Christian Williams
Held up at the back early - never troubled the leaders - well held at the finish
Lorcan Williams
Georgina Nicholls
Held up in the pack throughout - unable to make ground on the leading group - well held at the finish
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Sat close to the front group racing wide - dropped away two out - well held at the finish
Kevin Brogan
Toby Lawes
Settled midpack early - urged on and dropped rearward by 6th - well beaten and outpaced thereafter - clipped final flight well adrift
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.