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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m4f88y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 59.90s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back early - improved into midfield on the wide side approaching the 6th - made ground from 4 out to lead before 2 out - clear and untroubled at the finish
Callum Pritchard (10)
Ben Pauling
Sat close to the front and pulling hard early - hit the front approaching two out - overtaken soon after - unable to threaten winner from the last and held for second
Brian Hughes
Rebecca Menzies
Settled at back early - made progress after 3 out - fourth turning for home - moved right and finished third late
Ciaran Gethings
Stuart Edmunds
Settled towards the back of the pack - jumped awkwardly 2nd - improved into contention after 3 out - up to 3rd 2 out - drifted left approaching the last then edged out of 3rd near the finish
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Settled towards the back early - made progress from three out - into 5th by two out but unable to challenge
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Close to the pace early - pushed along and dropped back before 2 out - faded before the last - beaten well into 6th
Bryan Carver
Alex Hales
Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - well beaten in 7th
James Best
Fergal O'Brien
Settled around midfield - not consistently sure-footed - made ground after the 5th before another error at the 7th - under pressure and losing touch after 3 out - eventually well beaten in 8th
Aaron Anderson (5)
Mike Sowersby
Went straight to front early - lost command approaching 2 out - dropped away and was withdrawn from contention before that point
David Bass
Hughie Morrison
Race up with the pace early - dropped towards the back by the 6th - far off the leaders by 3 out before being pulled up approaching the last
Marc Goldstein
Sheena West
Handy in the early running - lost touch after 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Non-runners: Grass's Jet (unsuitable ground)
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.