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Anne Boleyn 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 1m7f216y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 16.06s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Tom Cannon
Alan King
Settled handily in the pack - moving fluently 2 out - swept to the front before the last - asserted decisively to win
Kielan Woods
Ben Pauling
Set the pace from the off - driven along and challenged approaching last - overtaken soon after and edged out late by the winner
Micheal Nolan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Handy early - urged up to challenge before two out then dropped away - unable to match the front pair on the run-in - finished third
Niall Houlihan
Gary & Josh Moore
Held a middle position early - pushed along and moved into fourth before 2 out - stayed on at an unchanged effort to the last - held on for fourth
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled in the pack - pushed along and lost touch approaching 2 out - stayed on same gear before the last - finished 5th
Rex Dingle
Chris Gordon
Handy early - dropped back into midfield 3rd and pressed before 2 out as the front bunch went clear - soon faded well held
Dylan Johnston (3)
Sam Thomas
Settled at the back - pressed for effort but made no headway before 2 out - beaten into 7th
Rob Hargreaves (7)
Gary & Josh Moore
Held up at back - hampered fourth - driven along and well beaten before 2 out - finished a distant 8th
Freddie Mitchell (5)
Daniel Steele
Settled towards the back - pressed for effort and dropping away before falling at the second-last
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled in the pack early - blundered and lost jockey at the opening 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.