13:50
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 3m52y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-135, 12 runners
Winning time 6m 2.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Mr Ben Sutton (5)
Dan Skelton
Settled in the pack early - made progress approaching 3 out - hit front but scratchy over 2 out - drifted slightly left on the run to the line - finished strongly for a clear success
Ciaran Gethings
Stuart Edmunds
Sat close to pace early - jumped awkwardly 8th - moved in front approaching 3 out - overtaken 2 out - unable to peg back winner in closing stages but kept going
Sean Bowen
Rebecca Curtis
Settled with the pack early - made ground into contention before 3 out - looked a threat 2 out - dropped to third and stayed on without troubling the front two
Freddie Gingell (3)
Paul Nicholls
Settled midpack early - improved into contention around 3rd but couldn't close on leader in the straight - held on for 4th without finding more
Gavin Sheehan
Jamie Snowden
Settled off the pace early - jumped awkwardly at the 7th before improving into contention by 3 out - dropped away again 2 out and finished well beaten
Harry Kimber
Robert Walford
Sat behind the front group - improved into contention before 3 out with a real prospect there - unable to find more approaching the finish - dropped away late finishing sixth
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Towards the back of the pack - pushed along and momentarily threatened after 3 out - a long way adrift from 2 out
Micheal Nolan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Set the pace early before yielding it at the first - sat close up through midfield - dropped away by the 9th and struggled home from three out
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Sat behind the front-running rival early - hit the 9th and dropped away before 3 out - well beaten at the finish
Freddie Gordon (3)
Chris Gordon
Struggled from the outset - well adrift by the 8th - pulled up shortly after
James Bowen
Olly Murphy
Went straight to front and opened a big gap - scrambled over the 8th - error at the following fence - advantage cut back after that - lost command approaching 3 out - faded fast - eased and pulled up before the last
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Settled at the back - serious blunder at the 5th and dropped far adrift by the 8th - pulled up before the last
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.