14:35
Gamble Plant Norfolk Ltd Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m4f1y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 8 runners
Winning time 5m 18.05s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Tom Cannon
Lucy Wadham
Held up mid-pack - improved to close on pace setter before 3 out - driven and kept going before 2 out - hit front soon after and edged away eased to hold on run-in
Philip Armson (3)
Andy Irvine
Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along and made progress before 3 out - lost touch with the front group approaching the last - stayed on through the closing stages to snatch second close home - no answer to the winner
Ciaran Gethings
James Owen
Set the pace early - scrambled over a fence 6th - opened a big gap before 3 out - margin shrinking by 2 out and again untidy there - pressed for effort and overtaken soon after - unable to match winner's turn of foot approaching last - one paced through the finish and edged out for 2nd near the line
Jamie Gambin (7)
Jack Jones
Racy and erratic early while up with the pace - dropped away before 3 out - well beaten by the finish
Jack Quinlan
Amy Murphy
Held up in the pack - pushed along and losing touch before 8th - blundered 3 out then pulled up
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Held a forward spot early - came under pressure and faded approaching 3 out - eased out of contention before the second-last
James Best
Seamus Mullins
Settled at back of field - serious error 7th and pushed along soon after - eased out of contention before 3 out
Freddie Mitchell (5)
Gary & Josh Moore
Struggled for pace at the back - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Non-runners: Hecouldbetheone (unsuitable ground)
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.