13:05
William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 2m209y, Hurdle, 3yo+, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 20.93s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Tracked the pace - hit front approaching 2 out - pushed clear on the run-in - kept finding under pressure to score
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Handy in the pack early - tight up in second two out - pushed along and edged left on the run-in but unable to reel in leader - finished second beaten 2¼ lengths
James Bowen
Warren Greatrex
Held up towards the back - asked for effort 3 out - kept battling to the line - moved into third at the last but no match for the leading two
Adam Wedge
Sam Thomas
Settled behind front group early - moved up wide after 3rd - hit front 4 out - overtaken 2 out and soon well beaten
Kielan Woods
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back - made up ground by 4 out - unable to challenge from 2 out and dropped away
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Set the pace early - overtaken 4 out then dropped away and driven on before 2 out - faded and eased to a halt near the finish
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled midfield - asked for effort approaching two out but found nothing - eased and pulled up before the finish
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.