16:03
starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m3f147y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 56.80s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Micheal Nolan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Sat behind pace early - pushed along after second last and 5 lengths adrift approaching final fence - rallied strongly in closing stages to get up right on the line
Tom Bellamy
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Sat behind the front group - moved ahead after 2 out and opened a big advantage before hesitating at the last - caught right at the line to finish second by a nose
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled towards the back early - made progress two out and up to third before the last - unable to threaten the leading two
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Travelled keenly early - drifted left occasionally over fences - hit the front and opened a big gap after 3rd - scrappy over 6th - overtaken approaching 2 out - unable to find more before the last and held on for 4th
Ben Poste
John O'Shea
Settled off the pace at the back - made ground before three out then lost momentum after the following fence - unable to threaten leading pair late finishing fifth
Conor Ring
Tom Lacey
Sat handy behind the front group early - clipped the 6th before fading approaching two out - had nothing left through the finish
James Best
Sarah-Jayne Davies
Tracked front group early - pressed for effort before the second last - dropped away soon after - finished well held in 7th
Miss Eleanor Williams (7)
Evan Williams
Settled towards the back - improved position wide after the third-last - driven for effort then dropped away after the following fence - eventually well beaten in 8th
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Settled in the pack - lost touch two out - dropped away steadily finishing well beaten in 9th
Lee Edwards
Henry Oliver
Settled towards the back - fighting for control early - dropped away with 3 furlongs left - finished a distant tenth
Non-runners: Barnaviddaun (self certificate)
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.