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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)
Class 4, 1m7f182y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 2.85s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Jonathan Burke
Fergal O'Brien
Took up the running early - dropped back to sit behind the front two shortly after - moved up to 2nd at the 5th - still with a lot to find 2 out - closing on the turn for home - a length adrift at the last - burst to the front on the run-in - forged ahead to win comfortably
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Pulled hard in a wide-tracking position and up with the front rank early - moved to the front at the 2nd and soon well strung out from rivals - took the 2nd-last fence awkwardly and the advantage began to narrow - a length to the good when making a hash of the final obstacle - passed on the flat and quickly left behind - finished 2nd beaten 3 lengths
Tom Cannon
Toby Lawes
Held up in 4th early - improved into 3rd by the 6th but unable to challenge the front pair - dropped away well beaten late
Sam Twiston-Davies
James Owen
Slow to settle at the tail of the field - edged forward into fourth 3 out but distant - unable to land a blow in the finish
Charlie Deutsch
Mel Rowley
Held up towards the back - edged into a distant 5th on the run-in - well beaten at the finish
No. 5
5yo, 11-5, OR –
J: Charlie Hammond · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Charlie Hammond
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
Held up towards the back - brief spell into 5th around 4 out but soon dropped away - well beaten at the finish
Tom Bellamy
Emma Lavelle
Broke to the left - settled behind the front-runner who edged away then dropped from second spot by the 5th - faded rapidly after - dropped right out and eased before three out
Ben Poste
Richard Price
Settled at the back from the off - dropped away with no impact - eased and pulled up before 3 out
Kielan Woods
D J Jeffreys
Struggled to keep tabs early - dropped away from the pack - eased and pulled up after the 4th
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.