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Pricing By Real Bookmakers At DragonBet Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m7f198y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 56.11s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 hurdles
Result
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Set the pace from the off - edged in front after the 2nd - broke away with a solitary pursuer after the 3rd - margin shortened by the 8th - kicked on again entering the home bend - stretched the advantage to 10 lengths by the final bend - strolled home unopposed for an easy win
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled at the back early - made smooth progress into 7th - much to accomplish when up to third 2 out - moved into second after the last but no answer to winner on the run-in
Alan Johns
Tim Vaughan
Held up in mid-pack - improved onto the front group's heels 4 out and up to 3rd by 2 out - lost touch after the last and faded to finish third
Charlie Deutsch
Polly Gundry
Settled midpack early - improved onto the pace 4 out - seriously hampered by a fallen rival 2 out - never able to threaten from there and continued to the line in fourth
Sean Houlihan
Kevin Bishop
Went straight to front - lost command after the 1st then sat handy behind the main pace-setters - lost touch three out - dropped away approaching two out and held on for fifth
Lewis Saunders (7)
Emma-Jane Bishop
Held up close to the pace early - urged for effort approaching 5th before slipping to the back by the 7th - lost touch from 3 out and faded late
David Noonan
Nigel Hawke
Held up mid-pack - pressed for effort after 5th - unable to make impact - eventually well beaten in 7th
Nick Scholfield
Christian Williams
Settled towards back of field - urged forward after the 4th - lost touch and toiling from 3 out - well beaten in 8th
Philip Armson (3)
Henrietta C Knight
Prominent early and in front at the 1st - lost the advantage by a whisker soon after - tracked the pace-setter tightly - pushed into a strong lead alongside the front-runner past the 3rd - lost momentum and came down two out
Rex Dingle
Jeremy Scott
Held up at back of the pack - hit the third obstacle - dropped away as effort waned - pulled up after three out
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.