15:30
John And Maryanne Birch Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m1f162y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 46.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Brendan Powell
Henrietta C Knight
Settled close to the front pack early - moved up after 3 out but scratchy at 2 out - hit the front approaching the last - pushed on strongly up the run-in - drew away in the closing stages to score readily
Jack Andrews (3)
T Ellis
Settled midfield and pulling hard wide of second - closed on the front group after three out - moved into third two out then up to second after the last - stayed on well but never troubling the winner
Fergus Gillard
Mark Gillard
Handy early - hit front 2nd - clipped 3 out - pressed for effort and lost advantage before last - slipped to third and faded late
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Cynthia Woods
Settled handy in third early - urged forward after 3 out - lost touch with the front three from 2 out - stayed on for a distant fourth
Isabelle Ryder (7)
Gary Brown
Settled at the back of the field - slipped to the tail by the 3rd - under pressure from the 5th and toiling by 4 out - lost ground steadily through the straight to finish fifth
Caoilin Quinn
Paddy Butler
Went in front early - hit the front briefly before being overtaken and a little untidy - tracked the pace - pushed along when dropping back two out - unable to go with rivals approaching final fence - faded steadily to finish sixth
Lorcan Williams
Jeremy Scott
Settled midpack early - jumped awkwardly in 3rd before losing touch after 3 out - found renewed effort into the straight - lost momentum approaching the last
Rex Dingle
Chris Gordon
Settled around midpack early - blundered at the 5th before losing touch with the pace from 3 out - dropped away steadily to finish well beaten
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Settled at the rear - urged forward after the 5th - stumbled on touchdown 4 out - dropped away steadily from 3 out to finish well beaten
Non-runners: Footloose Man (self certificate), Guinessed (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.