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Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 2m3f110y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 23.35s
- Going
- Heavy
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Tracked leaders wide with 3 to jump - moved up and drifted left to hit the front approaching 2 out - drifted left again and opened up daylight before the last - stayed on strongly to the line for victory
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Sat close up early - stumbled at the opening fence - pressed the pace-setter from two out - unable to make further headway approaching the last - driven out on the run-in to hold second
Derek Fox
Lucinda Russell
Set the pace early - driven and overtaken approaching 2 out - dropped away from 2nd soon after - stayed on late to chase down the minor placing
Conor O'Farrell
Ian Duncan
Held up towards back - error 4 out while shifting wider then edged nearer - into fourth spot but well held by the front three
Alan Doyle (5)
Ewan Whillans
Held up in 5th early on the inner - improved into 4th rounding the home bend but hit the deck 3 out - dropped away and finished well held
Conor Rabbitt (3)
Leonard Kerr
Settled in 4th - niggled into 6th on the home bend - faded tamely from there to finish a distant 6th
Non-runners: Auchinlek (unsuitable ground), Jet Far (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.