15:05
Care For Veterans Charity Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m4f114y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-140, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 57.01s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Handy in the pack early - moved through on the outside to hit the front approaching two out - clean leap at the last - locked in a battle with the second all the way to the line - held on for the narrowest of wins
Rob Hargreaves (7)
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled handy on the wide side - made smart progress to challenge 2 out - driven into second and battled with winner to the line - narrowly denied in second
Niall Houlihan
Gary & Josh Moore
Contested the front - jumped awkwardly 4 out - outpaced and lost position before 2 out - plugged on at one tempo to finish 3rd
Caoilin Quinn (3)
Andy Irvine
Held up in rear - pushed along and nudged ahead of a few tired rivals between the last two flights - never landed a threat - finished well beaten in 4th
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Shared front spot early - pressed for effort when overtaken before 2 out - faded soon after - finished 5th
Tom Bellamy
James Owen
Held up handy on the rail - driven and dropped away approaching 2 out - faded with no response - finished 6th
Miss Heidi Palin (7)
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back of the field - lost momentum with a sloppy jump and nudged into contention fifth - struggling for pace ninth before being pulled up approaching 2 out
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.