13:20
Winter Million Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m4f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 4.79s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Gavin Sheehan
Emma Lavelle
Held up towards the back - drifted left over 2nd - made progress into contention approaching 2 out - urged forward after 2 out - up into 3rd before last - hit front narrowly after final flight and drove clear to the finish
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Sat behind the front group early - asked for effort into 2 out to move up to second - drifted under pressure near the last - stayed on but outpaced by the winner
Sam Twiston-Davies
Neil Mulholland
Settled midfield - urged to stay in touch 3 out - driven approaching 2 out - stayed on for third but never able to threaten the front pair
Rex Dingle
Chris Gordon
Tracked the front group early - moved up into second before 2 out then eased back under pressure - kept going without finding extra to the line
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Set the pace under pressure - kicked clear before 2 out then driven on approaching last where drifted right and lost the lead - urged out but weakened on the run-in to finish fifth
Daniel King
A J Martin
Settled in the pack early - driven approaching two out - unable to close before final flight - held to sixth at the finish
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Sat close to front early - dropped back before 2 out after a mistake there - faded from that point to finish 7th
Niall Houlihan
Gary & Josh Moore
Held handy on the wide side - urged forward approaching two out - eased back through the pack late - finished well beaten in 8th
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Held up towards the back - into the pack from the 3rd - stumbled 3 out then driven with nothing left before 2 out - finished well beaten in 9th
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled around midfield - pressed for effort approaching 2 out - dropped away quickly and given an easy finish
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.