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Polypipe Building Products Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m3f88y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-140, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 48.19s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Henry Brooke
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Settled midpack early - made ground into contention after 4 out - up with the leading group from 3 out - pushed along approaching the last - went ahead close home and stayed on strongly
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Up with the pace - moved to front briefly at the 3rd - lost advantage 3 out and urged forward - stayed on tenaciously in contention - regained the lead before the last - driven on the run-in - caught inside the final 110 yards and had no more to give - went down by 3/4 of a length
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
Took up the running - jumped poorly and lost the lead briefly at the 3rd before regaining it 3 out - pressure applied and displaced before the last - kept on at one speed on the run-in to finish 3rd
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Held in the pack early with limited space at the first - made headway into contention after 4 out - driven but made no further gain on the front group 2 out - kept going at an even effort to the line finishing 4th beaten two and a half lengths
Mr Ben Sutton (5)
Dan Skelton
Sat close behind pace-setters - driven up before 2 out and still holding claims until faltering at last with a blunder - lost ground quickly through the run-in to finish 5th
Beau Morgan (5)
Olly Murphy
Tracked the front group early - dropped back 4 out then found another gear before 3 out - faded under pressure approaching 2 out
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Held up towards the back - jumping awkwardly at points while staying within range - lost ground before 2 out and beaten a distance
Alice Stevens (3)
Lucy Wadham
Steady enough through the contest before veering left at the second-last - lost touch soon after and beaten into eighth
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.