16:40
Don & Low Champions Cup' Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m3f100y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-105, 9 runners
Winning time 4m 48.31s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 10 hurdles
Result
Callum Pritchard (5)
Anthony Charlton
Settled in 6th early - crept forward on the inner in good order before 3 out and moved into 2nd but drifted left 2 out - hit the front on the run to the last - drew away for an untroubled win
David Noonan
Nigel Hawke
Handy in 3rd early - moved up into second approaching three out - hit front before the second-last - overtaken on the run to the final fence - unable to match the dominant winner but stayed on well to secure a comfortable second
Freddie Keighley (10)
Martin Keighley
Settled in 5th off the speed - moved up to join the front rank on the home bend - 3rd and going nowhere when stumbled on touching down 2 out and kept on at the one speed
Jack Tudor
Christian Williams
Held up towards rear of small group early - lost touch through the race - moved into fourth late but well held throughout
Adam Wedge
Kerry Lee
Settled on rail behind pace early - hit front 4th - opened daylight into straight - overtaken swiftly approaching 2 out - driven but faded from there to finish 5th
Sean Houlihan
Tom George
Slow to get into rhythm at the back of the field - unable to make an impression - dropped away and finished well adrift in 6th
Brendan Powell
Harry Derham
Held up in 4th early - dropped to 6th before halfway - dropped away and beaten a long way home
Harry Cobden
Paul Nicholls
Fractious and full of running early - forced out wide in front before being overtaken 4th - stayed with the new pacesetter who edged away on the turn - dropped back into third before 3 out - form fell away quickly - well beaten and eased before the final two furlongs
James Best
Harriet Dickin
Struggled to keep tabs from the off - well behind the pack - last of six approaching the closing stages - eased and pulled up
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.