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Sri Lanka The Teardrop Island Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 21.50s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Tracked front group wide - stumbled at 5th before pressed forward into second - hit 2 out - took command in final stretch and pushed out to win
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Went straight to front early - relinquished advantage briefly then back in command from 5th - pressed for effort approaching last - overtaken in closing stages and edged out by half a length
Marc Goldstein
Diana Grissell
Tracked pace early - jumped awkwardly and briefly hit front - drifted right rounding the turn - lost the advantage 5th - held 3rd but found nothing more after a mistake 2 out
Theo Gillard
Mark Gillard
Tracked the pace early - dropped away after the 5th - already held with strength fading before 2 out - eventually came home 4th
Richard Patrick
Clive Boultbee-Brooks
Held up towards the back - jumping ragged early - lost touch after 3 out - well held at the finish
Non-runners: Kingston Bresil (travel problems), Moonshine Man (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.