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N&L Franklin Developments Handicap Hurdle
Class 4, 3m60y, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, 5 runners
Winning time 6m 8.50s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Urged in third early - dropped away after 6th and needed encouragement - came again wide to be second by 3 out - hit the front approaching 3 out - driven straight - soon asked again and opened a gap before 2 out - kept finding more to the finish
Liam Harrison
Max Comley
Settled towards the back early - improved into third by the 6th - moved up to second between the final two obstacles - clumsy over the last and unable to threaten the winner - kept on for second
Gavin Sheehan
Stuart Edmunds
Settled off the leaders in 4th - slipped back to last - came from off the rail to loom up into 2nd on the home bend - comfortably beaten by 2 out - eased out of the runner-up spot under pressure between the last two and finished third without further response
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
Set the pace early before yielding it after the 1st - regained command from the 5th to the 7th - back in charge from the 10th until 3 out - stayed on terms with the winner until asked for effort entering the straight - then dropped away and finished well beaten in 4th
Miss Gina Andrews
T Ellis
Chased front rank early - went in front after first then clipped a fence - overtaken approaching 5th - regained command 7th until four out - dropped to third soon after - form deserted swiftly - trailed home well beaten
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.