14:00
Horseshoe Cafe Bar Opens Today Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m3f66y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 37.11s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Craig Nichol
Adam Nicol
Settled second early - hit the front after the second fence - dictated matters from there - opened up before two out - striking peak form there - scrambled over the last - pulled well away on the run-in to score comfortably
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Went straight to front - lost the advantage soon after second - given encouragement approaching two out and lacking the pace of principal rival off the home turn - stayed on from the last but well held
Sean Quinlan
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled in third early - closed on the front two heading to the last but hit it awkwardly - stayed on without threatening up the straight to finish third
Gavin Sheehan
Patrick Neville
Held fourth from the off - jump 4 out lacked precision - unable to close from 2 out - finished 4th
Lee Edwards
Patrick Neville
Held up towards the back - lost touch from 3 out - unable to challenge - finished well beaten in 5th
Danny McMenamin
Richard Hobson
Held up at the back of the field - urged forward approaching the home turn - lost ground after the second-last and finished well beaten
Tom Midgley (3)
Peter Niven
Settled off the pace in the pack - dropped away from three out - well beaten at the finish
Non-runners: Frisby (unsuitable ground)
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.