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Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 3m150y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 9 runners
Winning time 6m 51.90s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled towards the back under a composed hold - moved smoothly into contention wide out approaching the home turn - hit the front two out and edged away between the final two flights - strolled home unchallenged
Chad Bament (10)
Anthony Honeyball
Sat close to pace early - hit front 3 out - lost advantage before two out - slipped to third - regained second spot between last two fences - driven out and kept finding through closing stages to finish second
Lorcan Williams
Georgina Nicholls
Tracked the pace from off the rail - improved into second after 3 out - hit the front approaching 2 out but overtaken there - pressed after the last two flights - slipped back out of the frame briefly then settled for third - faded through the closing stages
Ciaran Gethings
Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls
Settled in the pack - clipped 9th and closed on the front group 3 out - urged into 4th before 2 out - stayed on to finish fourth
Paul O'Brien
Harry Derham
Sat close to front pack early - urged forward approaching home turn - dropped away before 2 out - finished 5th
Ben Ffrench Davis (5)
Chris Down
Handy behind front group early - slipped back through the field before a heavy blunder 7th sent them further back - well behind by 3 out - eased and pulled up soon after
Ben Godfrey
Anthony Honeyball
Settled towards the back early - made ground on the inner to close on the front group approaching 3 out - lost place in a hurry and was pulled up before the following fence
Sam Twiston-Davies
Henry Daly
Narrow advantage early under pressure - overtaken 3 out and slipped further back - form deserted quickly - dropped well adrift - eased out of contention before 2 out
Mr Ben Sutton (5)
Nicky Henderson
Settled in the pack towards the inner - improved to challenge the front group by the 7th - lost ground before the following fence - dropped away and eased out of it after 3 out
Non-runners: Jakar Du Moulin (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.