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Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m5f, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-145, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 0.72s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Sat behind the front pack - moved into second before 2 out - hit the front approaching the last - challenged hard after the last but pulled clear to score
Ben Jones
Emma Lavelle
Settled towards rear in 7th early - made ground wide approaching 2 out - up to 3rd before last - stayed on through run-in to snatch 2nd near line - lacked the speed to land the spoils
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Held up early - moving strongly and improving from three out - up to second between the last two - jumped untidily at the final fence still in with a shout - kept going on the flat but edged out of second close home
Jay Tidball (5)
Paul Nicholls
Sat close up early - hit front approaching straight - overtaken 2f out and pressed for effort - dropped away before final fence to finish 4th
Miss Heidi Palin (7)
Dan Skelton
Wide early behind front group - swung out approaching straight - lost place before 2 out - eventually 5th
Micheal Nolan
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
Settled in 6th along the rail - lost touch four out - dropped away from there to finish sixth
Liam Harrison
Robbie Llewellyn
Settled in 6th early - moved through on inner to reach the front group approaching 3 out - driven as the field bent for home then dropped away before 2 out
Mr Jamie Neild (7)
Nigel Twiston-Davies
Sent forward to set the pace - urged on and overtaken approaching the straight - dropped away rapidly before the second-last and beaten well into eighth
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled in 5th holding an outside path - improved to challenge in front rank approaching straight while swinging wide off the bend - dropped away thereafter finishing well beaten
Lewis Saunders (7)
Olly Murphy
Slow to muster any early presence - lost touch with rivals early - well beaten throughout - finished a distant last
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.