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Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle
Class 3, 2m190y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-130, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 5.75s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jack Tudor
Michael & David Easterby
Held up towards back - eager under restraint early - swift progress to move up on the outer approaching 3 out - edged in front 2 out despite hanging awkwardly - kept going strongly from the last to pull away in the closing stages
Tom Cannon
Alan King
Held up in the pack - pushed along to close on the front group 3 out - moved up to dispute matters 2 out - nearly drew level approaching the last then lost momentum - stayed on to finish second
Richie McLernon
Ben Haslam
Settled in the pack wide of rivals - moved through strongly to challenge 3 out - pressed for effort 2 out and soon lost touch - maintained effort from the last to finish third
Henry Brooke
Micky Hammond
Held up towards back of pack on outer - driven up and lost touch 3 out - closed late from tail - finished fourth beaten 13 lengths
Craig Nichol
Brian Ellison
Sat close to the pace early - driven up but unable to threaten with 3 to go - dropped away to finish fifth
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Settled in the middle of the pack - lost ground when the pace lifted around 6th - kept on from 2f out but never threatened
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
Went straight to front - lost position 3 out after mistake - had nothing more to offer thereafter - finished 7th
Ross Chapman
Rebecca Menzies
Settled off the pace towards the back - lost touch from 5th - made no impression through the finish - well beaten in 8th
Brian Hughes
Donald McCain
Settled handy on the rail - driven and dropped away 3 out - well held at the finish
Bruce Lynn
Eloise Quayle
Settled around midpack tracking inside rail - urged forward before losing touch off the home bend - dropped away through the finish to come home 10th
Non-runners: Perseus Way (travel problems)
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.