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Richmond Villages And Bupa Care Homes Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m4f56y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 18.06s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Kielan Woods
Ben Pauling
Went straight to front - hit a rough patch three out then driven along under pressure - responded to finish strongly - clear and dominant close home
Ben Jones
Rebecca Curtis
Went to the front early - settled close up before angling left approaching the last - chased the winner but unable to get on terms - held for second
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled off the pace in the pack - made gradual progress from 5th - pressed into 3rd before last but couldn't quicken and lost momentum - stayed on late to finish third
Joe Anderson
Keiran Burke
Settled midpack early - driven approaching two out and up into 4th before the last - no match for front-runners at the finish
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Held a forward position early - lost ground approaching 2 out - dropped away before the last - finished 5th well beaten
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Tracked front pack early - hit an awkward stride 3rd - erred again 8th - dropped away 2 out - eased and pulled up before the last
Sean Houlihan
D J Jeffreys
Settled towards the back - lost ground at the 2nd - urged into contention after the 8th - dropped away from two out and pulled up before the last
Charlie Deutsch
Richard Hobson
Settled towards the back - hit the 7th and struggled from the next - pulled up before the final fence
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled towards the back - pushed along and struggling from two out - eased and withdrawn before the final obstacle
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.