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William Hill Betting Done Properly EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m, Hurdle, 4-7yo, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 9.30s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Mr P W Mullins
W P Mullins
Sat close behind pace-setter early - pressed forward before 3 out - hit front approaching last - drew away readily on run-in to score
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled midfield early - made steady progress into contention and hit the front 3 out - pressed hard but lost command before the last - unable to peg back winner after that and held for 2nd
Conor O'Farrell
Jedd O'Keeffe
Settled towards the back early - made gradual progress from the 4th marker - moved into 3rd two out but couldn't close the gap - finished 3rd holding a level effort to the line
Henry Brooke
Pam Sly
Sat close to the front pair but not accurate at one fence - moved into second before hitting the front approaching three out - soon overtaken - blundered two out - unable to find more and dropped to fourth before the last
Brian Hughes
Micky Hammond
Settled midpack early - still close enough turning for home before dropping away before 3 out - trailed home well beaten
Nathan Moscrop
Rebecca Menzies
Held up at the back from the off - still down the field by the 5th - well beaten at the finish
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Broke to the right in front - scrambled over the 2nd - opened a big advantage by the 3rd - stumbled at the 5th cutting the margin - lost the advantage approaching 3 out - faded rapidly after - finished well adrift in 7th
Harry Reed
Tristan Davidson
Held up at the back from the start - lost touch by the 5th - well beaten by the finish
Nick Scholfield
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled midfield early - under pressure and losing touch after 4th - eased and pulled up following 6th
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled midpack early - suffered a problem and was withdrawn from contention after the 5th
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.