14:05
Pertemps Network River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 3m84y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 58.90s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Nick Slatter
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Settled towards the back - improved to dispute 2nd before the 7th was met awkwardly - hit the front and baulked an opponent before 2 out - briefly outpaced at the last before reasserting - drifted left on the run-in and kept on to win
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Settled in second early - jumped awkwardly around 7th and 8th - moved right approaching 3 out then bumped before the next - hit the front and blundered at the last - overtaken soon after and drifted left - pressured and pushed further left on the run-in - kept battling to the line - denied by a whisker
Rex Dingle
Emma Lavelle
Settled towards the back early - made progress into contention approaching 3 out and shifted course before 2 out - kept on but couldn't reach the leading two finishing third
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - in front until inside the last two furlongs - lost ground before the final fence - eventually well held in 4th
Nathan Moscrop
Susan Corbett
Held a forward spot early on the outer - checked for room 3rd - hit an awkward stride 7th - pushed along 8th - lost touch before 3 out and dropped away
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard
Settled just off the pack early - clipped fences 1st and 7th and drifted left approaching 3 out - dropped away in 5th before a blunder saw departure of the saddle 2 out
Non-runners: Frisby (not qualified), Gamesters Guy (running in first preference)
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.