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Trucksmith Tipper Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m3f1y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-120, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 45.60s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Kielan Woods
Ben Pauling
Settled off the pace in midfield - made progress though clipped a hurdle three out and two out while closing in - moved ahead soon after the last - drifted left brushing the runner-up repeatedly to the line - prevailed by the finish
Freddie Gordon (5)
Nicky Henderson
Settled handy early - upped alongside pace group - hit front approaching 2 out - overtaken and shaken up after final fence - battled to the line but edged out narrowly
Bryan Carver
Harry Fry
Held handy spot early - drifted off a true line and lost pace before final two furlongs - fought back approaching the line and stayed on - unable to reach the leading two
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention before the 6th and holding a good position approaching 2 out - unable to find more inside the final furlong finishing fourth
Alex Chadwick (5)
James Owen
Broke left-handed at the start - went clear in front before being overtaken approaching 2 out - unable to find more before the finish
Sean Houlihan
Seamus Mullins
Settled towards the back early - made progress after the third-last - unable to threaten the leading group - finished sixth
David Noonan
Tom Gretton
Held up towards back of field - mistake and pressed for effort at 6th - dropped away tamely from 3 out - finished 7th
Brendan Powell
Neil Mulholland
Settled close to the front group - pushed along shortly after the 5th and stumbled 3 out - dropped away soon after finishing well down the field
Nick Scholfield
Christian Williams
Towards the back - laboured at the first and clumsy at the second - in difficulty from the 6th - a long way adrift 3 out
Miss Imogen Mathias (7)
Alison Thorpe
Held up rear from the off - never a factor - well beaten in 10th
Harry Cobden
Emma Lavelle
Settled midfield early - improved to lay second - flattened out over a fence approaching the 5th - dropped away after 3 out and eased before the last
Non-runners: Aggagio (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.