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Somerset County Gazette Seniors' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m3f1y, Hurdle, 8yo+, Rated 0-150, 7 runners
Winning time 4m 48.70s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Joe Anderson (3)
Robert Walford
Held up towards the back - progress on the inner as the field bent for home - moved into second before the final two furlongs - hit the front at the last and pulled away for the win
Freddie Gingell (3)
Paul Nicholls
Sat close up early - hit front and clipped second last - overtaken nearing final flight - kept up effort but no match for winner up run-in
Finn Lambert (3)
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Sat close to the pace - nudged into contention wide before 2 out - driven and stayed on for 3rd
Ciaran O'Shea (7)
Harry Fry
Sat close to the front rank wide of rivals - dropped away entering the home bend - stayed on steadily to finish fourth
Harry Reed
Harry Derham
Set the pace early - scrappy over the 5th - driven up before 2 out - overtaken at that point and slipped to third soon after - asked for more but found little and clipped the last - dropped away on the run to the line finishing 5th
Ellis Collier (7)
Bernard Llewellyn
Sat close to the front group - fumbled a leap and dropped to 6th - stuck in the back markers with no prospect of getting involved - well held at the finish
Ciaran Gethings
Harry Derham
Struggling near back early - slipped to last by 6th - well held from there
Non-runners: Dominic's Fault (unsuitable ground), Le Ligerien (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.