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Howden Supporting West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 2m4f118y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-115, 7 runners
Winning time 5m 20.10s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Chad Bament (7)
Jeremy Scott
Wide early tracking in 5th - moved smoothly into contention approaching 3 out - up to 2nd there and pressed for effort - hit the front before 2 out - opened daylight between the last two - stormed home unchallenged
Ben Bromley
David Pipe
Held up eager in rear early - improved into contention approaching 3 out - stayed on into third before 2 out - moved up to a distant second on the run-in but never troubling the winner
Freddie Gingell
Joe Tizzard
Wide early in 3rd - moved up to 2nd on the turn for home - dropped back behind 3 out - regained 2nd before the last two furlongs - unable to match the winner and edged back to 3rd on the run-in
Lewis Saunders (6)
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back early - made ground from the outside two out - kept going for a distant 4th
Freddie Mitchell
Richard Hobson
Sat close to the pace early - hit the front on the home turn - overtaken before two out and driven along - dropped away soon after finishing well held in 5th
Tristan Durrell
Tim Vaughan
Sat handy on the inner - blundered three out - lost ground before the following fence - dropped away and beaten a long way home
Callum Pritchard (6)
Ben Pauling
Made the running early on - opened up a big advantage after the 3rd - advantage narrowed by four out - caught approaching the home turn under pressure - dropped away quickly before three out and beaten a long way home
Non-runners: In Limbo (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.