12:30
Sky Bet, For The Fans Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m7f95y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 6.12s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Richie McLernon
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Set the pace from the off - slight mistake at the 10th - opened a big advantage before 3 out - held that margin approaching the home turn - gap narrowed near the line - held on unopposed throughout
James Turner (5)
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Sat in 3rd early - clipped at the 6th and stumbled 8th - moved into 2nd 3 out - driven and lost placing when clouted at the following fence - stayed on through the run-in - never good enough to challenge for the lead
Lilly Pinchin
Henrietta C Knight
Tracked the front group early - clumsy at the opener and drifted left twice - erred again 10th - pressed for effort and lost touch after 3 out - responded to take third spot after the following fence - stumbled at the last but held on for third
Harriet Tucker (7)
Neil Mulholland
Held up towards the back early - slipped further behind before three out and pushed along - stayed on late to take fourth
Henry Brooke
James Owen
Held up at the back early - struggling and beaten off by the 10th - urged into 5th after 2 out - dropped away again in the closing stages to finish 5th
Kevin Brogan
Toby Lawes
Settled inside on the trail of the leader - clipped heels 6th - blundered 10th - dropped from second spot 3 out - urged into a distant third then dropped that spot after 2 out - faded quickly - finished far adrift in 6th
James Best
Alan Jones
Settled towards the back - under pressure and 6th before drifting left approaching 3 out - well off the pace and pulled up after the following fence
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.