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From The Horses Mouth Podcast Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m7f208y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 5m 57.85s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back - jumped poorly at the 2nd - made progress into contention approaching two out - pushed along after the final fence - shifted right to take command on the run-in - stayed on strongly for an untroubled success
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Went straight to front - stumbled 2nd and clipped fence 3rd - lost advantage before 6th - shared front spot then went clear again 9th - driven along and overtaken nearing final flight - kept battling to line - unable to get past winner - finished 2nd
Daniel King
Gavin Cromwell
Sat behind front group - hit the front nearing the final fence drifting right then lost the advantage after it - stayed on without finding extra to finish third
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Jumped awkwardly early and settled near the back - made progress two out - stayed on at same speed from the last to finish fourth
Nick Scholfield
Christian Williams
Held up early - lost touch approaching 2 out - moved right after last then finished with running on to take 5th
Jack G Gilligan (5)
Paul John Gilligan
Settled mid-pack early against a strong grip on the bit - improved into contention before two out - pushed along approaching the last - drifted off a true line up the straight - unable to find more inside the final furlong and a half
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Up with the early pace - blundered and jockey dropped a stirrup at the 1st - laboured at the 2nd - tracking the front group from the 3rd - in contention 3 out - pressure applied after 2 out - had nothing left at the last and finished 7th
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention three out then pushed along after two out - dropped away late to finish eighth beaten 14 lengths
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Handy behind front group early - dropped back approaching 2 out - faded inside final furlong to finish well beaten
Paul O'Brien
Nicky Henderson
Settled around midpack - pressed for effort after second-last - dropped away quickly - eventually well held in 10th
Sean Bowen
Martin Keighley
Handy early - hit front before 6th and shared advantage briefly - lost command at 9th - pressed for effort 2 out - soon faded finishing 11th
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Settled with the pack early - clipped at the 4th then driven approaching 3 out - dropped away after and beaten a long way
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.