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Accasion Marquees Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m53y, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 4m 3.27s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
James Best
Brian Eckley
Settled midfield early - made progress from the 4th - moved into second three out and took over two out - kicked clear on the home turn - hit the last - driven out on the run-in as advantage narrowed - held on by a whisker
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Sat close to pace early - asked for effort after 3 out - moved into second before 2 out - driven approaching home turn - stayed on late but denied by a short margin
Richie McLernon
John O'Shea
Held up in the pack early - made ground from 3 out and moved into 3rd approaching the last two - kept going without finding extra to finish third
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
Held up towards the back - improved into midfield by four out - driven to close on leaders after two out - kept going at an unchanged effort to finish fourth
Murray Dodd (7)
Alastair Ralph
Sat handy behind the pace - driven approaching 3 out - kept battling but couldn't land a blow - finished 5th
Ben Jones
Grace Harris
Settled in the pack - pushed along two out - unable to find any headway - well held at the finish
Rex Dingle
Chris Gordon
Tracked the pace in a forward position - pushed along and lost ground after the second-last - well held at the finish
Cameron Iles (7)
Tom Lacey
Handy in the pack early - hit the front 3 out then driven when overtaken 2 out - faded meekly to finish well beaten
Joe Anderson (3)
Keiran Burke
Settled in the pack - urged forward after 3 out - well held from 2 out - finished 9th
Lee Edwards
Bernard Llewellyn
Settled midfield early - dropped away approaching two out - beaten a long way at the finish
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack early - dropped away and urged on 4 out - soon well off the leaders - finished last of the field
David Noonan
Claire Dyson
Held up behind the front group early - driven for effort but lost touch after 3 out - well held at the finish
Ellis Collier (7)
Bernard Llewellyn
Held up towards the back - hit third - never troubled leaders - well held at the finish
Sean Houlihan
Sheila Lewis
Set the pace early - lost front spot 3 out - fell right out of contention soon after - well beaten in 14th
Jay Tidball (5)
Daniel Bourne
Held up towards the back - clipped the fence 4 out - far adrift and pulled up after 2 out
Non-runners: Guinessed (travel problems)
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.