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Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' And Win Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 3m52y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-140, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 12.20s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Freddie Mitchell (5)
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled off the pace early - made ground into contention three out - hit the front two out - kept going strongly to the line for a comfortable success
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back - made progress three out - a touch untidy two out and again stumbled at the last - moved into second on the run to the line - kept going but unable to land a blow on the winner
Micheal Nolan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Stumbled at 1st and again 2nd - settled towards back of the pack - made progress 3 out - clipped next fence - into 3rd but stayed there over final 75 yards
Stan Sheppard
Polly Gundry
Pulled hard - up with the pace from the off - errors at the 7th and 8th - travelling well 2 out - faded into 4th late on
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled well off the pace - made progress 3 out and pushed along shortly after - left behind 2 out and found little before the last - faded into 5th
Ben Bromley (5)
Paul Nicholls
Set the early pace - drifted off a true line approaching three out then lost command two out - dropped away before the final fence
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Held a forward spot early - sat close to the pace before mistake at 6th - dropped away before 2 out - beaten a long way at the finish
Lucy Gardner
Sue Gardner
Handy early - error 7th before fading before 2 out - well held at the finish
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Held a spot near the front early - dropped into the pack - clumsy and behind the pace at the 8th - lost more ground at the following fence - dropped right out and finished a distant last
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled towards the back on the outside - made progress into 6th before fading and pulled up before 3 out
Conor Ring
Ryan Potter
Held up at the back of midfield - urged forward and slipping to last by the 9th - eased out of contention and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Classic Concorde (vet's 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.