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United Council Of Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 3m70y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-140, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 1.88s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Daryl Jacob
S R B Crawford
Set the pace from the off - minor error two out - urged along soon after - clean leap at the last - powered clear on the run-in for an untroubled success
Danny McMenamin
Sandy Thomson
Sat close to the pack early - pushed along to close on the front-runner before the final two furlongs - stayed on at an even effort but well held into second
Murray Dodd (7)
Donald Whillans
Held handy position early - driven approaching the home turn - kept going without finding extra on the run-in - finished third
Conor O'Farrell
N W Alexander
Settled at the back of the field - urged forward approaching 4 out - unable to find enough speed to get involved - finished 4th
Sean Quinlan
Nicky Richards
Settled just behind the pace - pushed along approaching four out - unable to make an impact thereafter - finished fifth
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell
Raced handy early - dropped away by the 7th and toiling thereafter - eased out of contention approaching the final two flights
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.