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Weatherbys Scientific Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 4m 18.19s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Settled at the back early - made ground into contention before 3 out - swept to the front and drifted left 2 out - opened a gap at the last despite hanging left and pushed on strongly to score
Ben Smith (7)
R Mike Smith
Settled just off the pace in midfield - made ground into 6th - hit the front approaching 2 out - overtaken soon after - flattened out on landing over last and unable to threaten again - kept second spot to the line
Ross Chapman
Catch Bissett
Settled towards the rear midfield - began to close 3f out - blundered 2 out - moved into third before the last - kept on but couldn't reach the leader and edged clear late for the places
Conner McCann (7)
Lucinda Russell
Held up early - moved into contention before 3 out then lost ground 2 out - improved to 4th and kept going to the line
Nathan Moscrop
Susan Corbett
front early on - lost the advantage approaching 2 out then dropped away closer to the line
Danny McMenamin
Daragh Bourke
Settled towards the back - nudged along three out - soon dropped away - finished sixth
Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort and gave way before 2 out - finished 7th
Patrick Wadge
Eloise Quayle
Held handy early - mistake at 6th cost momentum - dropped rearward and beaten a long way home
Brian Hughes
Adam Nicol
Settled with the pack early - improved into contention before the 5th - dropped away before the last two - eventually well held in 9th
Alan Doyle (3)
Andrew Hamilton
Settled towards the back of the pack - improved into contention 3 out - unable to threaten and dropped away 2 out
Non-runners: Ghumama (self certificate)
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.