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Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 1m7f113y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 10.00s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Ben Poste
Harriet Dickin
Handy in second early - moving smoothly before hitting front two out - edged clear approaching last - pressed into the run-in but kept finding more - held on for the win
Rob Hargreaves (7)
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled in the pack - made ground from 3 out and moved into second before 2 out - pressed the front-running rival approaching the last - kept on strongly up the run-in but found nothing more in the closing strides - short-head second
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled at the back early - made progress from three out to move into third by the last - stayed on up the run-in without troubling the front two finishing third
Charlie Price (3)
Robbie Llewellyn
Settled towards the back early - made progress three out - closed on the pace after two out - stayed on to claim fourth close home
Adam Wedge
L J Morgan
Settled in the pack early - pushed into contention 3 out then edged back in fourth after 2 out - held no hope from the last - dropped a spot on the run to the line
Lorcan Murtagh
Nigel Hawke
Went straight into command - driven when overtaken approaching 2 out and lost touch after an untidy leap at the last - faded on the run to the line
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Handy early - urged into effort holding third after three out but faded before two out - dropped away turning for home and beaten well before the finish
Alex Chadwick (5)
James Owen
Settled towards the back - pressed for effort three out then lost placing after the next - eased away steadily to finish well down the field
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the rear after 4 out - lost touch with the front group from 3 out and faded to finish ninth
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Contested for second place early - dropped to sit third travelling wide - drifted left from three out - lost place approaching two out - faded rapidly and pulled up before the final fence
Non-runners: Pyrotechnic (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.