13:45
Chris Simpson From Plumpton To Pontefract Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 3m217y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 6 runners
Winning time 6m 45.73s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Freddie Gordon
Chris Gordon
Set the pace from the off - scrambled slightly three out - pushed along soon after - two lengths clear at the last obstacle - battled on into the straight - edge shrinking but hung on close home
Harriet Tucker (3)
Neil Mulholland
Handy early - driven approaching 3 out and briefly slipped back - regained momentum to press leading pair before last - kept responding up the run-in - closed on winner near line - narrowly denied
Rob Hargreaves (8)
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled towards the back early - clumsy in 9th - made ground into contention approaching 2 out - pressed for effort soon after - stayed on at one level but yielded 2nd near the finish
Tabitha Worsley
Richard Rowe
Handy near front - pressed for effort before 3 out and still involved with pace 2 out - lost ground before last
Chad Bament (10)
Anthony Honeyball
Settled in the pack early - pushed along approaching 3 out and dropped away - unable to make headway before the final fence
Dylan Johnston
James Owen
Held up at the back from the start - pressed for effort before 3 out - dropped away and well beaten late
Non-runners: La Dolce Dolly (unsuitable ground)
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.