14:03
Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 3, 2m128y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 8 runners
Winning time 4m 21.20s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Callum Pritchard (7)
Ben Pauling
Set the pace from the off - challenged strongly two out and pushed to the limit - kept finding under pressure - edged clear to score
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
Settled behind the front group and pulling hard - scratchy over one fence in 2nd - moved into 2nd 2 out - shifted right approaching the last - fought hard in the closing stages - narrowly denied
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Settled at the back early - clipped the first fence - squeezed through into contention approaching 3 out - moved up into third in the closing stages - kept on but couldn't reach the leading duo
Paul O'Brien
Pam Sly
Settled off the pace in the pack - clipped a fence four out - made progress before getting squeezed for space two out - stayed on into 4th without threatening the front
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Held up in midfield towards the outer - pushed along before the last but unable to threaten - dropped away in the closing stages to finish fifth
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Held a midfield spot on the rail - shaken up 3 out then lost ground after the next - hung left and clipped the last before finishing well held in 6th
Alan Johns
Sam Allwood
Held up towards back - mistake at 3rd - unable to challenge - finished well beaten in 7th
James Best
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Sat close behind leader early - clipped fence 4 out - dropped a place and stumbled 2 out - faded quickly to finish well beaten
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.