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Ladbrokes Go North Brindisi Breeze Hurdle Series Final (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race)
Class 2, 2m7f180y, Hurdle, 4yo+, 15 runners
Winning time 5m 54.90s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Settled just behind the pace - improved into 4th before moving up to second - ragged over the 9th and drifted left three out - kept on strongly from the final flight - got up close to home
Jamie Hamilton
Mark Walford
Went to front early - opened a three-length advantage three out and continued to battle - overtaken close home to finish second
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Settled midfield - improved from 3 out - moved into third close home - stayed on without threatening the leading two
Ben Smith (7)
Rebecca Menzies
Settled towards the back early - improved into contention approaching 3 out and up to 4th on the level - stayed on to finish fourth beaten 3.5 lengths
Charlie Maggs (5)
Rebecca Menzies
Settled at the back early - clumsy over 4th - made ground wide 3 out - up into 3rd approaching last - unable to threaten and edged back down the run-in
Sean Quinlan
Jennie Candlish
Sat close to the front group early - urged forward before 3 out - unable to close from 2 out - finished 6th
William Maggs (5)
Tim Easterby
Settled around midfield - error at 3rd last prompted a rousting - couldn't land a blow on the front pack - finished well held in 7th
Craig Nichol
Jackie Stephen
Sat close to the front pack - clipped the 7th and driven up before 3 out - couldn't find more in the closing stages
Henry Brooke
Martin Todhunter
Settled in the pack - made ground approaching 4 out - driven up before weakening from 2 out to finish well held
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Settled in the pack - improved into 8th before three out under pressure - held no more late
Ryan Mania
Sandy Thomson
Held up with the pace but scrappy over the 1st and 4th - error two out - dropped away soon after
Conor O'Farrell
Rebecca Menzies
Held up at the back - shifted left and scrambled at the opening fence then hesitant three out - dropped away completely after that and trailed home in 12th
Joe Williamson (3)
Philip Kirby
Held up towards the back - hampered by a blunder at the opener - pushed along after the fourth from home and dropping away steadily from three out to finish last of thirteen
Conner McCann (7)
Lucinda Russell
Settled towards the back early - made progress after 4 out - lost momentum 3 out - dropped away and pulled up before the last
Brian Hughes
Ruth Jefferson
Settled off the pace in the pack early - jumped poorly at the 2nd then made progress from outside - errors at the 9th and four out saw ground lost - beaten and pulled up before 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.