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Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 3m121y, Hurdle, 4yo+, M, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 12.95s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Set the pace from the off - four lengths to the good by the 4th - advantage narrowed by the 7th - urged forward two out - driven out after the final flight - stayed on strongly to the line and held the advantage throughout
Ciaran Gethings
Alastair Ralph
Sat close up early - second soon after start - edged nearer to front-runner by 7th - clipped a fence 4 out - stayed in pursuit from 3 out - pushed along and slipped to third after 2 out - fought back to second on run-in but no answer to winner
Ben Poste
Tom Symonds
Settled at rear early - made progress from 8th - closed on front pack 2 out - moved into second before last - driven out but faded to finish third
Miss Heidi Palin (7)
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack early - made progress into contention 4 out - lost ground in third approaching 2 out - dropped away after the last to finish fourth
Caoilin Quinn
Alex Hales
Settled in the pack early - travelling wide the whole way - crept onto the heels of the front group 3 out - lost touch with the front three after 2 out - rallied up the run-in to finish fourth
Chad Bament (10)
Anthony Honeyball
Settled in the pack - slipped towards the back by the 7th before pushed along 3 out - lost touch from 2 out to finish sixth
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Sat close to the front - lost touch and pushed along after 3 out - dropped away from 2 out to finish well held
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled at the back of the field - lost touch and beaten from three out - eased and pulled up before the last
Non-runners: The Lord Maid (self certificate)
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.