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Al Dousari Qatar Equine Products UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m190y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 13 runners
Winning time 4m 20.70s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Conor O'Farrell
James Walton
Settled off the pace early - made ground before the 6th - moved into second by the last - finished strongly to get up in the final strides
Jonathan England
Sam England
Settled midfield early - fighting for control against the bridle - made progress from the third - hit the front at the sixth - drifted left in the straight - caught in the final strides to go down by a short margin
Alan Doyle (5)
Tina Jackson
Jumping errors early while towards the back - stumbled 3 out but improved into third on the run-in - stayed on to finish third
Conner McCann (7)
Lucinda Russell
Jumping errors early towards the back - picking up ground approaching the last - closed strongly to grab 4th close home
Craig Nichol
Daragh Bourke
Settled among the pack early - jumped awkwardly and slipped back - moved across and made ground before 3 out - shared 2nd but blundered the last - faded on the run-in to finish 5th
Jamie Hamilton
Michael & David Easterby
Settled at the back of the field - made late progress into the closing stages - kept on without threatening the leaders - finished sixth
Henry Brooke
Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero
Sat close to front group along rail - lost touch approaching 3 out - unable to close thereafter - finished 7th
No. 7
6yo, 10-13, OR 93
J: Peter Kavanagh (3) · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Peter Kavanagh (3)
Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith
Settled in the pack - made ground into 6th but ragged over 6th fence then blundered 2 out - lost momentum on the run-in to finish 8th
Danny McMenamin
Ian Duncan
Tracked front group early - awkward at the opener then driven approaching 3 out - dropped away from 2 out to finish well beaten
William Maggs (5)
Adam Nicol
Went straight to front - jumped awkwardly next then relinquished command by 6th - dropped away before 3 out to finish 10th
Sean Quinlan
Nicky Richards
Settled in midfield - serious error at the 6th and dropped away - unable to recover and distanced from 2 out
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
Settled around midfield - lost touch after the 6th - eased and pulled up before two out
Brian Hughes
L J Morgan
Settled handy early but scratchy over 4th - lost touch after 6th - eased and pulled up before 3 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.