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Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-140, 6 runners
Winning time 3m 45.80s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled behind the pace early - moved to front at the 5th and drifted off a true line 2 out - kept on under pressure to prevail
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back early - drifted left over a few obstacles while pulling hard - moved into 4th and shaky over one fence - up into 2nd before three out - driven on after slight error two out - shifted right approaching the last then clipped it - drifted left near the finish - kept going to the line - finished second beaten half a length
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Settled at rear early - improved into contention before 3 out to sit third - stayed on same rate for third
William Maggs (5)
Martin Todhunter
Settled early close to the pace - holding 4th 3f out but losing ground - dropped away steadily inside final 2f - finished 4th
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - up in front to the 5th - dropped away before 3 out - well held at the finish
Harry Cobden
Brian Ellison
Tracked the front group early - dropped away by the 6th - trailing badly before being withdrawn ahead of three out
Non-runners: Spirits Bay (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.