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Gold Cup Lunch 14th March Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m104y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 18.30s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Micheal Nolan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled midfield on the rail - made progress into contention after 3 out - up into second at the second-last - pressed the pacesetter approaching the last - driven ahead on the run-in and drifted markedly before responding to score
Bryan Carver
Harry Fry
Settled out wide in the pack - moved through out wide approaching 3 out - hit the front before 2 out - pressed but overtaken on the run-in and stayed on to finish second
Miss Victoria Malzard (5)
Harry Derham
Settled midpack on the wide side - improved to sit close behind the front group before a serious blunder and near-fall 3 out - regrouped out wide to finish 3rd but held no hope of closing further
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Took the lead - pressure applied and swallowed up after 3 out - dropped to 3rd before 2 out where a blunder wide left the deficit sizable - finished a distant 4th
Liam Harrison
Kerry Lee
Held up towards back early - improved on inner nearing 2 out but dropped from second spot there - dropped to fifth by the last
Harry Kimber
Joe Tizzard
Settled in the pack - urged forward after three from home - kept battling but couldn't close the gap - trailed home in 6th
Sean Houlihan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Up with the front group - stumbled and dropped back at the 4th then recovered - faded before 2 out and finished well held in 7th
Richard Patrick
Kerry Lee
Settled at the back early - made no impression through the contest
Rex Dingle
Jeremy Scott
Tracked front pack - briefly disputed second before fading approaching 3 out - dropped away fast home turn
Philip Armson (3)
Alan King
Held up in the pack early - unable to land a challenge - well held throughout - finished 10th
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Sat close to the front group wide out - dropped away fast after 3 out - well held at the finish
Tristan Durrell (3)
Dan Skelton
Held up towards the back - never got competitive - well held at the line
Callum Pritchard (5)
Anthony Charlton
Tracked front group on inner - improved into second 4th - hit front approaching final three furlongs before giving up advantage before the following fence - dropped back to third 2 out and battling on in that spot - came down at the last
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Held up in last place - dropped away with no impact - eased and pulled up before 2 out
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.