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Paddy Kenneally Cillas Cottage 1955 Winner Handicap Hurdle
Class 5, 2m104y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-100, 14 runners
Winning time 4m 2.36s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Rex Dingle
Michael Blake
Settled midpack early - improved into contention with four to jump - moved onto front-runner's heels after three out - hit one flat and needed urging two out - upped effort alongside the pace-setter approaching the last - swept ahead close home to score
Nick Slatter (3)
Fergal O'Brien
Held up towards the back - jumped awkwardly 4th - driven into contention approaching 3 out - level for 3rd 2 out - stayed on under pressure in the closing stages to finish 2nd
Taylor Fisher
Joe Tickle
Set the pace - travelled a shade free early - asked for effort after two out as rival closed - overtaken close home - held no more in reserve to finish third
David Noonan
Tim Vaughan
Settled midpack early - urged forward with gains made on the home turn - into contention before the final two furlongs but lacked the speed to get on terms - kept going for fourth
Callum Pritchard (5)
Kayley Woollacott
Handy in the pack early - closed on the pacesetters four out before slipping back around the home bend - stayed on steadily to finish fifth
Fergus Gillard
Mark Gillard
Tracked front group early - urged forward approaching 3 out - dropped away 2 out - finished sixth
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
Handy behind the front group early - driven approaching 2 out - unable to close - beaten into 7th
Tom Broughton (5)
Barry Brennan
Held a midfield position - given encouragement then lost touch after 3 out - eventually beaten well clear
Sean Houlihan
Linda Blackford
Settled midpack early - improved wide after the 4th before a heavy blunder at the 5th sent it toward the back - never featured again finishing well beaten
Robbie David (7)
Daisy Hitchins
Settled towards the back - under pressure and losing touch 3 out - finished well adrift in 10th
Charlie Hammond
Joe Ponting
Settled close to the pace - dropped away steadily after 3 out - well held at the finish
James Best
Emma-Jane Bishop
Held up towards the back - pushed along and losing touch 3 out - well held at the finish
Tom Cannon
Alan King
Settled in the pack early - dropped towards the back after the 4th - fell away from the field before 3 out and finished well beaten
Ben Godfrey
Ella Pickard
Positioned well early - dropped away fast approaching 4 out - eased and pulled up before the following fence
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.