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Unibet Hurdle (Registered As The International Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
Grade 2, Class 1, 2m179y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 20.47s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Sat behind pacesetter early - moved in front 4th - eased into a big advantage soon after - slight mistake at last - eventually strolled home unchallenged
Jonathan Burke
Harry Derham
Set the pace early before fading back at the 4th - settled into second and unable to trouble the winner - stayed on to secure a comfortable runner-up spot
Jordan Nailor
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Settled off the leaders in 4th - improved to 3rd out wide approaching the last - unable to threaten the front pair - finished third
Sean Bowen
Gordon Elliott
Held up in 3rd - improved into contention two out then edged clear for 2nd before the last - faded quickly to finish 4th
Tristan Durrell
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back early - lacked the speed to get involved from 3 out - finished 5th 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.