15:30
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m5f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 5m 8.62s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Sat close to pace early - edged in front two out - opened daylight approaching the straight - kept finding to win going away
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Disputed lead - lost advantage 2 out and found little through the bend - kept on at one speed - well held in second
Henry Brooke
Adrian Paul Keatley
Held tucked in third along the rail early - slipped back momentarily nearing 3 out - rallied to keep third though well adrift at the finish
James O'Sullivan
Anthony McCann
Settled in 4th - improved into 3rd before falling 3 out
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
L J Morgan
Held up towards the back - hampered when a rival jinked left and came down approaching 3 out - unseated as a result
Non-runners: Wildfell (self certificate)
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.