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Ladbrokes Get Rewarded With Ladbucks Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m5f, Hurdle, 3yo+, Rated 0-140, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 12.10s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Freddie Gordon (5)
Nicky Henderson
Handy early before dropping off the front pair after 2nd - tracking the pace group - squeezed for space 7th - pushed into contention 3 out - hit the front 2 out and drove clear to the line
Gavin Sheehan
Ben Pauling
In front early - drifted left at the first fence - lost the lead then regained it at the 4th - untidy and outpaced on the run-in - kept on for 2nd but no match for the winner
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled at the back early - moved through gears outside though clumsy three out and again two out putting in a shape - couldn't find more than third under pressure on the run-in
Freddie Mitchell (5)
Gary & Josh Moore
Handy early before fading after 2nd - tracking front-runner then losing touch after blunder 2 out - held on for 4th at the finish
Tom Bellamy
Henry Daly
Tracked front group on the rail - lost place after 3 out - unable to quicken 2 out - finished well held in 5th
Tom Cannon
Nicky Henderson
Settled midpack on the wide side early - moved into the front rank after the 2nd and briefly clear by the 3rd before being passed again - scratchy over the 7th - dropped away 2 out - well held at the finish
Dylan Johnston (3)
Patrick Neville
Hampered and hesitant to begin - settled towards the back - pushed along after 3 out but soon lost momentum
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Hampered by another runner shifting course at the off - hesitant departure - pulled up after the 1st
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Drifted left and behind at the off - eased out of contention after the opening fence - pulled up
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.