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Class 4, 3m60y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 41.00s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled midfield early - fighting for control under restraint - travelling strongly alongside rivals into the home turn - hit the front two out - opened up gap after the last for a comfortable success
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Settled towards the back early - eased into contention behind the front group into the home bend - pushed along and unable to match the pace 2 out then stayed on from the back marker to finish second beaten 5 lengths
Kevin Brogan
Toby Lawes
Held a middle position wide of rivals - urged forward before the 9th - nearly level with leaders 3 out - lost ground for pace 2 out - hit the last but rallied to close late
Nick Scholfield
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Held up in midfield close to the rail - driven approaching 2 out and lost ground - finished a well-held 4th
Richie McLernon
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled behind the pace early - hit the front 8th - under pressure from the 10th - lost command entering the home bend and weakened over 2 out - finished fifth well beaten
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Held up at the back - pulled up before 3 out
Lewis Stones (3)
Olly Murphy
Held up at the back - under pressure by the home turn - taken out of contention before the second-last
Mr Ben Sutton (5)
Fergal O'Brien
Set the pace early - clipped a fence 4th - lost front spot 8th - edged back in front approaching home turn before losing it again - eased out of contention and pulled up after 2 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.