16:07
Weatherbys Racing Bank Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Class 4, 1m7f171y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 5 runners
Winning time 4m 3.65s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 8 hurdles
Result
Ben Jones
Ben Pauling
Settled at the rear - moved up to chase the front after the 3rd - took over before the following fence - matched stride for stride at the last - hard ridden on the run-in - won with little to spare
Caoilin Quinn
Gary & Josh Moore
Settled in behind the pack on the rail - moved into second on the inner after 4 out - drew level entering the final stretch - drifted right late and denied by a short head
Marc Goldstein
Sheena West
Settled at back early - hit two out and again 3 out having made ground into third - kept on at one gait but no match for front pair - blundered final fence
Cameron Iles (7)
Tom Lacey
Wide early - upped with pace-setter until 3rd fence - stayed among front group before losing touch after 4 out - well off the pace by 3 out - held no threat through the finish
Tabitha Worsley (3)
Jake Thomas Coulson
Wide early and in front until overtaken approaching the 4th - dropped to third after 4 out while up with the pace - jinked and drifted left 3 out - form fell away shortly after - finished well adrift in 5th
Non-runners: Dartmouth Rose (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.