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JCB Hydradig Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m3f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-110, 11 runners
Winning time 4m 51.12s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled off the pace towards the back - made smooth progress into contention around the 5th - hit the front the following fence - blundered three out - drew away approaching the last two - powered home for the win
Jonathan Burke
Alastair Ralph
Settled off the pace early - made ground into contention 3 out - moved into second on the run-in but unable to trouble winner
Charlie Todd
Ian Williams
Settled towards the back early - made ground into contention approaching 3 out - moved into second before 2 out - driven along with no answer to winner between last two flights - blundered at the last and slipped to third on the run-in
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Sat close to the front from wide - hit the front for a spell approaching the 5th - stayed with the pace until asked for effort into the straight - faded before 2 out to finish 4th
David Noonan
Jane Williams
Sat close to the pace early - stayed in touch until before 4 out - dropped away on the home turn
Murray Dodd (7)
Alastair Ralph
Settled towards the back on the wide side - made no impression - finished sixth well beaten
Charlie Hammond
Joe Ponting
Held up at the back - made no impression - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out
Caoilin Quinn
David Bridgwater
Settled at the back from the off - drifted further adrift of the field - eased and pulled up before the 5th
Rob Hargreaves (7)
Gary & Josh Moore
Went straight to front - clipped heels early and dropped to second - overtaken shortly after - sat behind the front group - driven approaching 5th and lost touch soon after - dropped right away and eased before 3 out
Jack Andrews (3)
Oliver Signy
Raced wide with the front group early - went in front 3rd but headed before 4 out and dropped away fast - beaten a long way back before being eased out of it before 2 out
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Sat close to the front pair early - lost touch and dropped to the back before the 5th - well behind by the finish and eased out of contention before 2 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.