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Howden Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 3m97y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 6m 6.84s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Sat behind the pace - moved into second two out - hit the front on the run-in and held on well
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Settled among the pack early - made ground three out - unable to pick up approaching the last - rallied up the run-in to snatch second - denied by a short margin
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Set the pace early - pushed along before two out - overtaken on the run-in - stayed on but edged out of second close home
Mark Walsh
Gordon Elliott
Settled at back of field - pressed and lost touch approaching 2 out - kept going through the finish without reaching the front pair - edged into 4th close home
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled last on the rails - made progress approaching three out then found little after clipping the last - stayed on late to finish fifth
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Tracked the pace group early - moved up into second spot after the second-last hurdle until two out - lost momentum on the run-in to finish 6th
Oakley Brown
William Durkan
Handy in the pack on the outer - improved approaching 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - well held at the finish
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled towards the back early - lost touch after 3 out - no impression from there - finished a distant 8th
Philip Byrnes
C Byrnes
Sat close to the front early - stayed involved and made ground into third from home - stumbled seriously at the same fence and dropped away
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back of the pack - urged forward approaching four out - had nothing left by two out - eventually finished tenth
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.