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Fitzdares Windsor Christmas Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-110, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 9.11s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Sat close to the front pack - pushed into the advantage nearing two out - powered clear through the final stretch to score
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled towards the back early - swift advance approaching 2 out - hit that fence and lost momentum briefly - pushed along in 3rd before improving into 2nd on the run-in - outpaced by winner late
Jack Quinlan
B F Brookhouse
Went straight to front - pushed along and overtaken nearing 2 out - dropped to third late and unable to find more
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled just off the pace - pushed along after 3 out - dropped away approaching the last - came home well beaten in 4th
Isabel Williams (3)
Evan Williams
Settled towards the back - pushed along after 3 out - unable to close - eventually finished fifth
Niall Houlihan
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled just behind the pace - made progress before 2 out - pressed for effort approaching that point - hampered by an untidy jump at the last and no factor thereafter
Rex Dingle
Jeremy Scott
Held up close to the front - dropped back after 3 out - soon fell away - finished 7th
Marc Goldstein
Sheena West
Settled in the pack - driven up before the second-last then blundered there - soon well held and finished eighth
Freddie Gordon (5)
Tony Carroll
Handy in the early running - pushed along and dropped away before 2 out - no impact from there - finished 9th
Kielan Woods
Ben Pauling
Settled around midfield - pushed along approaching two out - unable to close - finished tenth well beaten
James Bowen
Tom Gretton
Settled at back of field - pushed along approaching 3 out with no real threat - beaten off well before finish
Liam Harrison
Christian Williams
Settled at the back early - pushed for effort after 3 out but lost touch - well beaten at the finish
Gearoid Harney (7)
David Pipe
Settled towards the back - pushed along after 3 out - soon toiling and finished a distant 13th
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.