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Ian Meadow's 65th Year Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m5f55y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 9 runners
Winning time 5m 19.37s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Sat close to the pace early - lost ground and slipped back through the pack 4 out - roused to fight back into it by 3 out - locked in a battle with the second between the last two flights - kept finding more up the run-in to prevail
Stan Sheppard
Lawney Hill
Handy position on the outside - a bit erratic in rhythm early on - made progress under pressure three out - fought it out with the winner over the last two flights - stayed on but narrowly denied
Jay Tidball (5)
Alastair Ralph
Settled with the group early - stumbled three out when pushed along - stayed on into third late but well held by front two
Richard Patrick
Kerry Lee
Settled with the pack early - moved up towards the front before 3 out then driven and stayed on at one speed - unable to find more near the finish
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Went straight to front - under pressure and overtaken before 3 out - lost touch from 2 out - eventually beaten 28¼ lengths in 5th
Adam Wedge
Evan Williams
Settled in the pack - pushed along to improve into contention before 3 out - then had nothing more in reserve and dropped away - finished sixth well beaten
Kielan Woods
Matt Sheppard
Held up in the pack wide - pushed along approaching 3 out - unable to quicken and weakened late - eventually beaten well in 7th
Lee Edwards
Belinda Clarke
Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along and made a bit of progress 3 out - then dropped away with little impact and finished well beaten
Finn Lambert (3)
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Held a steady position through the pack - eased off and pulled up
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.