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Play At The Races StableDuel Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m6f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 1.20s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
William Maggs
Chris Grant
Sat up behind pace pulling hard early - eased back approaching 3rd - made ground into 7th - hit front before 3 out - opened daylight last - won with plenty in hand
Lewis Dobb (6)
Sandy Thomson
Settled midfield early - made progress by the 7th - jumped none too fluently at the following obstacle - moved into second two out - drifted left in the closing stages unable to trouble the winner - stayed on to hold second
Conor Rabbitt (3)
Nicky Richards
Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 8th - lost placing 3 out - finished with a late renewed effort - moved into third close home - kept going to the line
Joe Williamson
Gillian Boanas
Settled towards the back early - improved into contention before 3 out and up to 2nd approaching 2 out - lost place through the final stretch to finish 4th
Murray Dodd (5)
Tim Easterby
Settled towards the back early - made headway on the inner approaching the 7th - lost touch with the front two out - error at the last as effort petered out
Tom Midgley
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Handy early - tracking front group - laboured over a hurdle in 3rd - urged on approaching 3 out then found nothing more from 2 out
Bruce Lynn (3)
N W Alexander
Held clear advantage until approaching 3 out - lost touch before 2 out - dropped away to finish seventh
Edward Austin
George Bewley
Chased the pace early before dropping back to a midfield position - laboured at the 3rd - lost touch with the principals 4 out and already some way adrift before 3 out - finished 8th
Charlie Maggs
Pauline Robson
Racing handy early - hit the 7th - unable to quicken before the last - well held
Patrick Wadge
Jane Walton
Held up at the back - stumbled 3rd and lacked fluency again 5th and 7th - already far off the pace before 3 out and finished a distant 10th
Joshua Thompson (8)
Micky Hammond
Sat close up with front group early - fighting for control - blundered 6th - lost ground before 3 out then eased off and pulled up
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.