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Joos Solar Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f114y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-115, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 22.89s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Sat close to the front group - driven into the advantage entering the home turn - asked for effort after the second-last - kept responding to assert on the run-in and score
Brendan Powell
Neil Mulholland
Settled towards the back early - made progress before 4 out - up to third 3 out - closed on the front pair around the home turn - asked for effort after 2 out - stayed on but couldn't get to the winner and finished second
Lorcan Murtagh
Nigel Hawke
Went straight to front - driven approaching home turn and lost the advantage - kept going without extra to take third
Miss Imogen Mathias (7)
John & Rhys Flint
Settled midpack early - needed pushing along and slipped back after the 8th - stayed off the pace but kept battling - came home a fair fourth over the last
Marc Goldstein
Sheena West
Settled in the middle of the pack early - urged forward after 4 out and up to 5th 3 out - dropped away 2 out and beaten a long way at the finish
Tom Cannon
Alan King
Settled in the pack early - moved up to 4th 3 out - driven home turn but faded 2 out to finish 6th
Harry Cobden
Emma Lavelle
Held handy early - blundered three from home and came down
James Davies
Richard Rowe
Held up in the pack - driven from the 8th before dropping away approaching 3 out - pulled up shortly after
Gavin Sheehan
Suzy Smith
Held up at the back - hit the first and dropped away steadily - eased out of it 4 out and pulled up
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled around midfield - seriously impeded by a fallen rival 3 out - soon eased and pulled up
Rex Dingle
Chris Gordon
Tracked front group wide - dropped back after 8th and driven forward - baulked by fallen horse and thrown clear 3 out
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.