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Call Fitzdares On 020 7851 5407 Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m7f131y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-125, M, 8 runners
Winning time 6m 30.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Ciaran Gethings
Stuart Edmunds
Tracked the front group - pressed forward 3 out - hit front near the line drifting slightly left - kept on to prevail under pressure
Cameron Iles (7)
Tom Lacey
Settled towards the rear - progress approaching 3 out - lost momentum before 2 out - responded at the last and kept on to take 2nd close home
Charlie Price (3)
Robbie Llewellyn
Set the pace early - lost front spot after second last then regained it approaching final fence - overtaken again on run-in - unable to find more late and held for third
Tom Cannon
David Killahena & Graeme McPherson
Settled towards the back - laboured over 7th - made ground into 8th - lost touch approaching two out - stayed on into 4th late - unable to threaten leaders
Kevin Brogan
Laura Horsfall
Sat close up early - moved wide approaching 3rd - hit the 8th awkwardly - hit front after 2 out then lost advantage before last - dropped away late finishing 5th
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Settled at the back throughout - a distant 6th from 3 out
Joe Anderson (3)
Robert Walford
Handy early - dropped back after first fence - pushed to keep tempo through midfield stages - struggling near back by 7th - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Jonathan Burke
Charlie Longsdon
Sat close behind pace-setter early - pressed for effort 5th before fading approaching 3 out - eased down and 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.