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Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 3m84y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 6m 7.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 11 hurdles
Result
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Handy early - drifted right after 4th - hit front 6th - lost advantage before 3 out - scratchy jump 2 out - forged ahead before last - pegged back at last - rallied on the run-in to prevail
Jack Tudor
David Pipe
Settled midpack early - moved up before three out - hit front at the last - overtaken close home and just denied
Conor O'Farrell
Neil Mulholland
Settled off the pace early - improved smoothly 3 out and shifted right before 2 out - pushed along before the last to move into 3rd - unable to close further in the closing stages
Philip Armson (3)
Richard Armson
Settled in the pack early - made progress to sit seventh then went in front approaching 3 out - squeezed for space and overtaken before the final fence - slipped to fourth and unable to quicken again
William Maggs (5)
Chris Grant
Sat behind front group - awkward at 6th and driven approaching 3 out - unable to gain ground from 2 out and finished 5th
Harry Bannister
Sara Ender
Set the pace early - lost the front before the 2nd then regained it from the 5th - handed it back straight after - scrambled and pressed 3 out - unable to find more from 2 out and beaten well home
Alan Doyle (5)
Andrew Hamilton
Held up towards the back - mistake three out checked momentum - unable to build before two out - well held at the finish
Danny McMenamin
Nicky Richards
Settled midfield early - blundered 8th and stayed there in the chase - driven along but couldn't quicken - dropped away before two out - finished eighth
Sean Quinlan
Gillian Boanas
Towards the back - a distant 9th from 3 out
Lorcan Murtagh
Barry Murtagh
Towards the back of the pack - out of contention from 3 out - finished 10th
Bruce Lynn
N W Alexander
Tracked the pace group - clipped a hurdle at both the 3rd and 7th - held no more in reserve from 2 out - well held at the finish
Finn Lambert (3)
Richard Phillips
Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly and tight for space over the last few - already held when losing footing two out
Miss Natasha Cookson (7)
N W Alexander
Handy early - hit front before 2nd then lost advantage at 5th - scratchy over 7th - dropped away after 8th to finish well beaten
Shane Fenelon (5)
Peter & Michael Bowen
Settled off the pace in midfield towards outside - hit third obstacle awkwardly and already struggling - pulled up before the final fence
Non-runners: Alltalknoaction (unsuitable ground), Farmer Jimmy (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.