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Graeme Todd Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f189y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 31.00s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Patrick Wadge (3)
Lucinda Russell
Held up towards the back - made smooth progress wide from four out - moved into second approaching two out - took command between the last two flights - drew well ahead and kept going to the finish
Sam Coltherd
William Young Jnr
Set the pace briefly before dropping to second - tracked the front runner until past four out - stayed in touch with the group up front - kept battling to reclaim second near the finish but no match for the winner
Dominic Hislop (10)
N W Alexander
Held up in the back markers - driven and appeared in trouble after 3 out - improved into contention from 2 out - in touch with the front group at the last - stayed on through the finish to take 3rd late - never good enough to trouble the winner
Craig Nichol
Gary Rutherford
Settled towards the back on the inner - made progress into contention before 4 out - moved up to second on the home turn - edged in front 2 out - overtaken between the last two - unable to match the winner and slipped back late
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Tracked the front group early - driven after two out but couldn't gain ground - dropped away on the run to the line
Sean Quinlan
Jackie Stephen
Quick move to front from wide position after 1st - under pressure before 2 out - lost advantage 2 out - stayed with front group - error at last while fading and well held at the finish
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Wide throughout - held up towards the back - never a threat - finished 7th well beaten
Alan Doyle (5)
Ewan Whillans
Held up eagerly early and up into a share of second before four out - stayed there until the home turn - pressed for effort but faded after two out - finished eighth beaten well over 30 lengths
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Hugh Burns
Struggled for fluency from early stages - stuck at the tail of the field throughout - no impact on the finish - beaten a long way in 9th
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
Sat close to the front group on the rail - dropped away in a hurry entering the straight - well held in 10th
Edward Austin (5)
Jess McKie
Sat just behind the front group - stumbled at the 6th - urged forward on the second loop - lost ground 4 out and beaten a long way home
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.