14:25
Out The Daw Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m5f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-120, 11 runners
Winning time 5m 20.52s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into contention around the home bend - pressed on and lost a little ground with two furlongs left - pushed into it approaching the final obstacle - hit the front on the run-in - went away to score comfortably
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Held a handy position wide of rivals - travelling strongly into the home turn - asked for effort to strike in front 2 out - clipped a fence and lost momentum under pressure last - stayed on to finish second
James Turner (5)
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Set the pace early - not at best over 3rd - drifted right approaching 5th - lost front spot for a moment from 8th before quickly back in command - driven along on home turn - overtaken 2 out - kept battling from the last to finish third
Mr Ben Sutton (5)
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Held up towards back - improved into contention by 8th then squeezed for effort and lost placing entering straight - stayed on from the tail to finish fourth
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Held up in midfield on the rail - shaken up before 3 out but unable to close - well held at the finish
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back early - urged into 7th and still detached with three left to jump - stayed on late from the final obstacle to finish 6th
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Held up at the back - no impact through the race - finished a well beaten 7th
Freddie Gordon (5)
Kerry Lee
Sat close to pace early - hampered on turn after 5th - nosed in front from 8th before being overtaken - driven but faded before 2 out and beaten well home
Miss Lily Jones (10)
Nicky Henderson
Held up towards back of the pack - lost touch from the 8th - well beaten at the finish
Harry Bannister
Alex Hales
Slow to begin - settled at the back of the field - dropped away from the pack before finishing well beaten
David Bass
Charlie Longsdon
Settled in the pack - urged to keep tempo before fading fast three out - eased and pulled up before the second-last
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.