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Powderham Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m5f137y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 48.20s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Robbie David (7)
Daisy Hitchins
Tracked front-runner early - pushed forward heading to 3 out - drew level 2 out - hit front soon after - stumbled at last but stayed on strongly - edged clear near the line
Stan Sheppard
Matt Sheppard
Held up in the pack on the outer - drifted left at the 9th - effortless progress sweeping into the home straight - struck the front 3 out - driven and under pressure 2 out before again shifting left - overhauled by a slender margin soon after - kept on resolutely on the run-in but could not peg back the winner
David Noonan
Nigel Hawke
Held up towards back of pack - improved into contention approaching home turn before being pressed and losing touch - stayed on again from two out to finish third
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Settled midpack early - travelled comfortably behind pace into home turn then lost touch under pressure 3 out - stayed on steadily from 2 out to finish fourth
Ben Godfrey
Kayley Woollacott
Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost command 3 out after an untidy jump - dropped away 2 out - beaten 20 lengths in 5th
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Settled midpack early - pushed along and lost touch entering the final bend - dropped away two out - well held at the finish
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Settled towards the back - travelling fine until scrambling around three out then losing touch - stayed on late from the tail to finish seventh beaten well over twenty lengths
Nick Scholfield
Ben Lund
Sat close to pace on outer - urged forward with no response nearing 3 out - well held at the finish
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled towards the back early - crept into contention with ease approaching 3 out - then asked for effort but couldn't land a blow - well beaten in the end
Ned Fox (3)
Matt Sheppard
Handy early - driven to keep pace before fading off the home turn - well held at the finish
Ben Jones
Robert Stephens
Held a midfield spot on the inner - bumped lightly at the first then squeezed for room into the home turn - no response from 3 out and well held at the finish
Micheal Nolan
Carroll Gray
Held up towards the back on the outer - blundered 7th and lost touch - well beaten from there - finished last of the runners
Gavin Sheehan
Alexandra Dunn
Tucked in early - drifted left at the opener costing distance - slipped to the back soon after - well beaten from the 7th to the finish
Richie McLernon
Alexandra Dunn
Settled towards the back - lost touch with the pack by the 7th - eased off and pulled up before 3 out
James Turner (5)
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Settled in the pack early - hit a flat spot in 5th and lost touch from 8th - eased down and pulled up before two out
Non-runners: Instant De Bonheur (unsuitable ground), Silver Chord (vet's 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.