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Class 4, 2m7f16y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 52.10s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Murray Dodd (7)
Stuart Edmunds
Settled behind the pace pulling hard early - improved into second passing the third from home - hit an obstacle two out - hit the front approaching the final flight - opened up a big advantage after the last - kept going strongly to the line
James Bowen
Peter & Michael Bowen
Sat behind pace to the third - took a check approaching 6th - made ground after the following fence - still third and found little at the last - rallied on the run-in to grab second - never good enough to trouble the winner
Theo Gillard
Donald McCain
Set the pace early - drifted right and scratchy at the second-last - overtaken and drifted right again at the final fence - unable to threaten the leader on the run-in and slipped back to finish third
Elizabeth Gale (7)
Adrian Paul Keatley
Settled off the pace early - made ground into 6th before a slight mistake at the following obstacle - lost touch two out - stayed on towards the line to finish fourth
Alex Chadwick (5)
James Owen
Settled at back of field - nudged for effort out wide before 2 out - unable to land a blow - finished 5th beaten 7 lengths
Jonathan Burke
Harry Fry
Settled towards the back - lost touch before 2 out - beaten a long way home
Non-runners: Coastal Rock (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.